サックス吠える

Jeffrey Sachs*1 “Trump's insane trade war” https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/01/opinions/trumps-insane-trade-war-sachs/index.html *2


経済学者のジェフリー・サックス氏によるドナルド・トランプへの全否定的なコメント。
出だしに曰く、


Maybe Donald Trump really is the Manchurian Candidate, a stooge of some foreign potentate. Much more likely, Trump is just mentally unstable and narcissistic. Whichever it is, Trump is rapidly destroying American global leadership, alliances, and interests. Wednesday's announcement of new tariffs on steel and aluminum exports from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union is the latest bizarre and self-destructive move.

I have just returned from a trip to Europe. Across Europe, there was not a single word of respect for Trump. The constant refrain was extreme puzzlement and deep consternation. How did America fall so far so fast? What do we need to do to survive?

主な内容は、トランプの新関税政策(「貿易戦争」の日中からカナダや墨西哥EUへの拡大)に対する批判なのだが、出だしから人格に踏み込んで筆誅を加えている。最終的には合衆国憲法「修正第25条」を「使ってトランプを罷免せよと説いている;

The real answer to Trump's trade (and other) policies is the 25th Amendment*3. Trump is unwell and unfit to be President. He is a growing threat to the nation and the world.
The emperor had no clothes. This President has no sense.
ところで、サックス氏は国連のSustainable Development Solutions Network*4で『世界幸福度調査』*5に関わっているのだった。