《Timeless》的第10集2016-12-13播出,这是特朗普锁定总统宝座的一个多月的时间。当时我在追这部剧,其中的台词感觉像是美国的编剧在对政体的一种反思,现在分享给大家。
Rittenhouse的儿子对穿越时空而来的人所说的Rittenhouse对政体的看法:
Father says monarchies are too selfish and democracies are too chaotic.(父亲说君主制太自私,而民主制太混乱)
So the members of Rittenhouse are not part of, you know, any government?(所以里滕豪斯成员不参与任何政体吗?)
Not necessarily. Control is all that matters. Usually it's best exercised from the shadows.(没必要,掌控才是关键。一般地说幕后操控更好。)
What about the people that want a voice in how they're controlled? (那些想对自己处于何种统治之下有发言权的人如何对待呢?)
Peasants can't govern themselves any more than ants can rule the jungle.(农民无法管理自己恰如蚂蚁无法为丛林制定规则。)
Most peasants want nothing more than the illusion of a voice. Father says that's what democracy's for.(大多农民要的不过是发言权的感觉,父亲说这就是民主的作用。)
What you're describing sounds like tyranny disguised as democracy.(你描述的听起来像伪装成民主的暴政。)
Father believes there's no other choice.(父亲认为任何民主皆是如此)