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《哈泼斯杂志》 第352卷 第2112期 · 2026年5月刊 · 中文解读

老人政治危机

The Old Guard · Samuel Moyn
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本文探讨美国政治、经济和社会中老年人权力过大的现象,分析其成因及影响。
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Confronting America’s gerontocratic crisis By Samuel Moyn I n Greek myth, Eos falls in love with Tithonus. She is the goddess of the dawn. He is a Trojan prince, yet still a mere mortal. Eos asks Zeus to give her mate the gift of eternal life— but, foolishly, she forgets to ask for eternal youth too. Tithonus never dies; he just grows older and older. “Ruthless age,” goes the Homeric hymn recounting his story, is “dreaded even by the gods.” Tithonus becomes more decrepit and wizened with each passing year. Eventually, when he can no longer move, Eos has to shut him away, in a place where “he babbles endlessly, and no more has strength at all.” …
摘自《哈泼斯杂志》(Harper's Magazine)第352卷 第2112期 · 2026年5月刊,Samuel Moyn。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。
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