對不起，美國：唐納德·川普太搞笑了，根本當不了法西斯主義者 | 評論
他都80歲了，我的天哪。
他只是想當總統，順便享受過程。
在開放麥之夜，你更想看誰的表演：
拜登、歐巴馬還是川普？這還用問嗎？
他那些毫不妥協的反對者稱他為法西斯分子或獨裁者，有時兩者兼而有之
。但關鍵在於：
法西斯分子一點也不幽默。
再說，
很難把法西斯世界觀歸咎於一個心智不成熟的人，他唯一的願望就是成為宇宙的中心。
希特勒不會跳舞，史達林也不會。我很難想像毛澤東會喜歡迪斯可。
任何一個想當獨裁者的人都不會如此不經意地出醜。
川普,法西斯主義,搞笑,自嘲,幽默,真理部
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唐納德·川普最顯著的特點就是他很幽默。
我知道你們在想什麼：
那否認選舉結果、破壞體制、自我吹噓、任人唯親和牟取暴利呢？
針對他的指控清單長得能填滿一個空的倒影池。
但我一直覺得，幽默——
有時甚至是真情流露的喜劇——
是他的秘密武器。
幽默幫助他當上了總統，也幫助他繼續擔任總統，無論他的敵人多麼憎恨這一點。
當世界上最有權勢的人在橢圓形辦公室一場關於兒童疫苗政策的活動上睡著，並且像傳聞所說的那樣，被附近的人形助手通過電擊開關喚醒時，
人們最強烈的反應是什麼？
不是震驚、擔憂或厭惡，而是大笑。
也許我們才是被嘲笑的對象。他才是那個免費住在我們所有人腦海裡的人。
川普以前所未有的方式，將巨大的權力與幽默感聯繫起來，使其成為一種常態。
正如他自己可能會說的那樣：
「很多人都說我是這個偉大國家歷史上最幽默的總統。」
他的幽默有時是刻意為之，有時則不然，
但這一切都有助於他推動政治機器的運作。
我第一次真正意識到他的幽默可能帶有政治意味，是在2017年颶風瑪麗亞肆虐後幾天，他在一場西班牙文化遺產活動上用一種荒謬的口音念出“波多黎各”這個詞的時候。當時人們因颶風而喪生，飽受苦難，美國的應對措施正受到嚴格審查，而川普卻想表現得親切友好。
他用里卡多·蒙塔爾班的腔調說：「我們愛波多黎各。」
儘管我明知不該，卻還是忍不住大笑出聲。我原本應該感到厭惡，但他的表演卻奏效了。
一旦你留意川普的幽默，你會發現它並非隨意或偶然。
他那柔和的嗓音會在你最意想不到的時候突然提高音量，強調某個字。
他那假曬黑下露出的咧嘴笑。他的髮型。他的領帶。他當然會講笑話，但他也是一位天生的肢體喜劇演員。
他最擅長的莫過於荒誕。
我最喜歡的一句話是他第二次就職典禮上說的
「陽光傾瀉在全世界」。
這句話的意思並不重要，就像很多好笑的事情一樣，它本身就是好笑的。不久之後，他又說
“我所經歷的考驗比我們國家歷史上任何一位總統都多”，
這話恐怕連亞伯拉罕·林肯的亡靈都不知道。但重點在於，
這種程度的荒誕會讓那些思維僵化的中階人士摸不著頭腦。
他們根本不知道該如何面對他打破他們習以為常的局面。
他那些毫不妥協的反對者稱他為法西斯分子或獨裁者，有時兩者兼而有之
。但關鍵在於：
法西斯分子一點也不幽默。
再說，
很難把法西斯世界觀歸咎於一個心智不成熟的人，他唯一的願望就是成為宇宙的中心。
川普就算把意識形態和巨無霸漢堡一起送到他面前，他都認不出來。
至於獨裁者的說法，他和「讓美國再次偉大」（MAGA）運動當然是在試圖利用體制為自己謀利（在這方面他們並非獨一無二），但這並非一個意圖建立極權主義的人。
他都80歲了，我的天哪。
他只是想當總統，順便享受過程。
在開放麥之夜，你更想看誰的表演：
拜登、歐巴馬還是川普？這還用問嗎？
人們常抱怨川普不尊重總統職位的尊嚴。
去年一月，在總統舞會上，他一邊切著巨型蛋糕，一邊揮舞著軍刀，伴著鄉村樂隊的《YMCA》翩翩起舞，這一幕讓人難以反駁。但正如川普的反對者羅伯特·德尼羅可能會說的那樣，凡事都有兩面性。
希特勒不會跳舞，史達林也不會。我很難想像毛澤東會喜歡迪斯可。
任何一個想當獨裁者的人都不會如此不經意地出醜。
儘管這令人感到不舒服，但我們還是應該從中得到一些安慰。
儘管人們知道川普一生道德淪喪，
在數十年的特權生涯中可能做過一些令人髮指的事情，但他仍然能讓人發笑。我承認，
川普天生的幽默掩蓋了他許多罪行，
但我還是覺得他很滑稽。
這本身就是一個悖論，但川普身上很多特質都自相矛盾。
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7月在白宮記者晚宴上，他開場不錯，記者們猶豫要不要笑，與其說是笑話本身好不好，不如說是出於他們不該笑的心理（有點像政治版的瑞奇·熱維斯在金球獎上的表現）。他關於川普第三任期的妙語確實精彩，當他告訴大家這是有史以來規模最大的
「川普精神錯亂症候群」患者聚會時，
也引得大家一陣哄笑。但對某些人來說，這番話太過直白。
他總是能讓人感到不自在，而這正是左派喜劇演員曾經追求的目標——
在他們認為行動主義比喜劇更重要之前。
通常情況下，
當惡毒的人身攻擊開始時，他就會做得太過火，
例如他對CNN記者凱特蘭·柯林斯（Kaitlan Collins）的冗長抨擊。
這再次體現了川普的矛盾之處。
這位權力人物可以在同一晚展現出刻薄、殘忍和幽默的雙重性格。
是不是很複雜？
但這同時也說明他並非獨裁者。
獨裁者不會笑，尤其不會自嘲。
隨著他第二任期的推進，很明顯，
他無法也永遠無法控制美國民眾的思想和情感。
如果「老大哥」無法抗拒抓住一切機會跳起滑稽可笑的雙拳舞，
那麼奧威爾筆下的「真理部」也就無從談起。
在翁貝托·埃科的小說《玫瑰之名》中，
年邁的盲僧豪爾赫毒死了唯一已知的亞里斯多德喜劇著作，因為他認為笑聲是罪惡的，會動搖權威。所有獨裁政權都遵循同樣的原則。的確，輕鬆愉悅的娛樂活動可能意義非凡。正因如此，
那些憎恨川普的人應該感到些許安慰。
總統能讓你嘲笑他，有時甚至能讓你跟他一起開懷大笑。
在獨裁政權下，他不會講笑話，我們也不會有機會嘲笑他的種種荒謬之舉。
喜劇帶來的慰藉在各方之間、盟友與對手之間流動。
矛盾的是，他再次成為了美國自由的化身。
笑是最好的良藥，總統現在要接見你。
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The defining quality of Donald Trump is that he is funny. Now I know what you're thinking: what about the election denying, the trashing of institutions, the self-aggrandizement, cronyism and profiteering? The list of complaints against him could fill an empty reflecting pool. But I've long felt that humor-genuine comedy at times-is his secret weapon. Being funny helped him become president and helps him to be president, however much his enemies hate it.
When the most powerful man in the world falls asleep at an Oval Office event on childhood-vaccine policy and is so the rumors had it-electro-shocked into waking up via a switch attached to a nearby humanoid aide, what is the overwhelming reaction? It's not shock or concern or disgust. It's laughter. Maybe the joke is on us. He's the one living in all our heads rent free.
Trump has normalized the relationship between immense power and humor in a way nobody else has done before. As the man himself might suggest: "A lot of people are saying I am the funniest president in the history of this great country." Sometimes his humor is intentional, sometimes not, but it all helps him grease the wheels of his political machine.
The first time I really noticed his humor might have political significance was when he adopted an absurd accent to pronounce "Puerto Rico" at a Spanish heritage event in 2017, just days after the devastation of Hurricane Maria. People had died and suffered as a result and while the U.S. response to the emergency was being scrutinized, Trump wanted to sound affectionate. He said "We love Puerto Rico" like Ricardo Montalbán. I laughed out loud despite my better judgment. I was programmed to be disgusted but his act worked its magic.
Once you pay attention to Trump's humor, the less arbitrary and accidental it seems. That soft lilting voice that rises to emphasize a word when you least expect it. The rictus grin cracking under his fake tan. His hair. His ties. He tells jokes for sure, but he is also a natural physical comedian.
More than anything he is a master of the absurd. Another favorite of mine was when he said "Sunlight is pouring over the entire world" during his second inauguration. It doesn't matter what it means, like a lot of things that are funny. It just is. Shortly after that he said, "I've been tested more than any other president in our country's history," which will be news to the ghost of Abraham Lincoln. But the point remains. This level of absurdity throws mid-level minds off the scent. They just don't know how to handle his disruption of their normalcy.
His implacable opponents call him a fascist or a dictator. Sometimes both. But here's the thing: fascists aren't funny. Anyway, it's hard to attribute a fascist worldview to a manchild whose only true desire is to be the center of the known universe. Trump wouldn't know an ideology if it was delivered with his Big Mac. As for the dictator part, he and MAGA are certainly trying to game the system in their favor (they aren't unique in that regard), but this is not a man with designs on totalitarianism. He's 80 for goodness' sake. He just wants to be president and have some fun along the way. Who would you rather watch at an open mic night: Biden, Obama or Trump? No contest.
A common complaint against Trump is that he does not respect the dignity of his office. That's hard to argue against after seeing him boogie with a saber to the Village People's "YMCA" while cutting a giant cake at the Commander-in-Chief Ball in January last year. But, as Trump-hater Robert De Niro might argue, there's a flip side to that coin. Hitler did not dance. Nor did Stalin. I can't imagine Mao was into disco. No wannabe dictator would ever make a fool of himself so unconsciously. We should take comfort in that, however uncomfortable it is.
Trump can make you laugh, despite the knowledge he has led a life of relentless amorality and may have done some appalling things in decades of unaccountable privilege. I can acknowledge that Trump's natural humor covers a multitude of sins while still finding him funny. It's a paradox, but then so much about Trump is.
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At the White House Correspondents' Dinner in July, he started well and any reticence over whether to laugh or not was more about the journalists' feelings they shouldn't than the quality of the jokes (a kind of political version of Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes). His zinger about a third term was genuinely well delivered, and he got a laugh when he told them it was the biggest ever gathering of people with Trump Derangement Syndrome, but for some it was too close to home. He makes people feel uncomfortable, which is what left-wing comics used to aspire to before they decided activism was more important than comedy.
Typically, he went too far when the nasty personal attacks began, such as his rambling rant against CNN's Kaitlan Collins. That's another illustration of the Trump paradox. This powerful man can be nasty and cruel and funny on the same evening. Complicated, isn't it? But that also tells us he's no dictator. Dictators do not laugh, especially at themselves. And as his second term goes on, it's clear he does not and cannot-control the hearts and minds of Americans. There can be no Orwellian Ministry of Truth if Big Brother can't resist the opportunity to do a ridiculous two-fisted dance at every chance he gets.
In Umberto Eco's novel The Name of the Rose, the old blind monk Jorge poisons the pages of the only known copy of Aristotle's book on comedy because he believes laughter is sinful and undermines authority. All dictatorships follow this principle. It's true that frivolity and amusement can be incredibly significant. That is why those who hate Trump should take some solace. The president can make you laugh at him and sometimes with him. In a dictatorship he would not crack jokes, neither would we be able to mock his many absurdities. The relief of comedy flows back and forth, from side to side and from ally to opponent. He is, paradoxically again, an embodiment of American freedom. Laughter is the best medicine, and the president will see you now.
George Chesterton is Newsweek's Director, Publishing & Subscription Strategy.
The views expressed in this article are the writer's own.
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