在与KKK的瓜葛上装傻充愣、含糊其辞时,川普的“家庭朋友”花花公子却毫不犹豫地公开与之断交。
我是川普我怕谁?我左右逢源,因为我是商人!民主党、共和党,花花公子和三K党,对TRUMP有用就好。我知道这些政客,都是骗子!只有我川普会说大实话!中国、俄罗斯,打败他们不在话下!非法移民?遣送!建长城!恐怖分子,我上台就一举歼灭!美国完了,我当了总统,美国就和以往一样伟大了!
昨天,花花公子继承人、海夫纳的儿子Cooper Hefner撰文,对川普的本性与动机相当直白地抨击。24岁的Cooper Hefner以90后一代为主,阐述了川普的言行和理念为什么是“后退的政治头脑”。他认为川普对于合法穆斯林移民、难民的排斥和遣送无身份非法移民的想法是倒退的政治、是奴隶制时期和男女不平等时代的残渣,和种族隔离、二战中将日本籍移民关入集中营如出一撤!
针对同龄年青一代的健忘症以及对美国历史遗忘,Cooper回顾了美国1968年大选中的另一位“独立竞选人”、阿拉巴马州的州长George Wallace;那一届获胜的是尼克松,但作为独立竞选人,George Wallace也赢得相当的支持者。他在大选中获得了全美国13.5%的选票。
Cooper:
Let’s collectively recognize for a moment that Trump has received more widespread support while running on one of the most politically conservative platforms since George Wallace ran as an American Independent in 1968 against Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey. If you don’t know who George Wallace is, he is the former Governor of Alabama that famously went against the President and the United States Supreme Court in an attempt to keep schools segregated. The intense political standoff became so hostile that Governor Wallace ordered state troopers to prevent black students from entering schools throughout his state. President Kennedy federalized the National Guard and ordered the soldiers protect black students as they entered the school. This situation became one of the most controversial state versus federal stand offs in United States history.
前阿拉巴马州州长乔治瓦雷斯,为种族隔离与联邦政府公开叫板
1950/60年代的美国种族隔离
George Wallace当时是阿拉巴马州州长,那一届的大选火药味比今天还浓:除了越战、共和党和保守派对肯尼迪的反对(肯尼迪支持黑人民权,誓言消除当时美国学校的种族隔离),再有就是这个阿拉巴马州州长与联邦政府军的对峙。George Wallace下令在阿拉巴马州让州警到各校区,阻止黑人学生进入白人校园。公开与肯尼迪政府对抗,成为美国历史上最具争议的“州与联邦政府的对峙”。
Cooper对川普的评价主要基于“家庭朋友”的交往:川普根本不关心美国总统的职位,不关心美国公众。除了“川普品牌”他什么都不关心!大家有目共睹,但指出这点很重要,川普最爱的是TRUMP。竞选总统对川普品牌有利可图、有机可乘。作为“家庭朋友”,在见到川普三分钟内就能看明白他这个人。
First and foremost, Trump doesn’t care about the office of the President. He doesn’t care about the American public. He doesn’t care about anything other than Trump. Many already know this, but it’s important to point out that Trump loves Trump over all else. He loves what the presidential race can do for his brand. It’s as simple as that. I know this because Trump is a family friend, but regardless of his home visits, one can understand this after three minutes of watching him.
川普是自相矛盾的人。花花公子是美国最开放自由的印刷品之一,他开心登上花花公子封面;他也曾公开支持堕胎、支持女性的选择权,也公开支持民主党候选人。可是,当他看到这些对川普品牌(不仅是金融和地产)不是最有利可图了,他就变了。
This is a man who is a complete contradiction of himself. Trump happily graced the cover of Playboy, one of the most liberal print publications in American history. He has previously voiced his support for abortion, advocating for a women’s right to choose; he has openly endorsed Democratic candidates and would have no doubt continued to do so, up until the point that he realized it wasn’t in the best interest of the Trump brand, and I’m not talking about the financial or real estate brand.
Cooper建议同龄人多参与美国政治,主要是尽量了解政治背后的种种复杂性, 不要被廉价的自我吹嘘和煽动仇恨恐惧左右。如上世纪美国保守派、自由派之间的理念之争,黑人和白人特权之间的民运和女性、少数族裔的权利运动等等,这些都是公开的历史记录,我们可以很容易地从美国不远的过去中看到她的黑暗是出自哪一阵营。当黑人大学生被保安赶出川普的会场时、当白人同学看着黑人同学被禁止自由参与、抗议时,种族隔离、种族矛盾的伤疤自然令人联想起丑陋的过去。
Cooper & Hugh Hefner