幸运之国
The Lucky Country
Donald Horne · 初版 1964 年
1人推荐
15位读者提及
19次提及
为什么值得读
- 提出澳大利亚由平庸之辈掌舵的名言
- 深刻指出领导层缺乏好奇心与远见
- 解释了为何优秀人才难以进入政界
附 Hugh Mackay 导言：“澳大利亚是一个幸运的国家，主要由共享其运气的二流人物来管理。”“幸运之国”（the lucky country）这个词已经融入了我们的日常词汇；它在有关澳大利亚生活方式的辩论中屡被引用，却屡屡被那些看不懂 Horne 讽刺之意的人所误用。1964年首次出版时，The Lucky Country 曾引起轰动。Horne 痛斥了澳大利亚社会的市侩、狭隘与依赖心理。这本书是对一个缺乏想象力的国家的当头棒喝，是对一个深陷平庸与受制
Hacker News 上怎么说
正在加载完整评论……
你说的当然没错，但这种层面的战略思考根本就超出了当权者的能力。David Horne 很好地总结了这一局面：“澳大利亚是一个幸运的国家，主要由分享其好运的二流人才来管理。它靠借用他人的思想维生，尽管其普通民众适应能力很强，但它绝大多数的领导者（在各个领域）都对……极其缺乏好奇心”
You're correct of course, but that level of strategic thinking is well beyond those in charge. David Horne summed the situation up well. "Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck. It lives on other people's ideas, and, although its ordinary people are adaptable, most of its leaders (in all fields) so lack curiosity about the…
如果你好奇为什么这类事情总是在澳大利亚发生，已故的唐纳德·霍恩（Donald Horne）在1960年代就精辟地总结过了：“澳大利亚是一个幸运的国家，主要由分享其好运的二流人才来管理”[1] 澳大利亚有非常多聪明绝顶的人才。但由于某些原因，我们的政治体制设计导致这些人几乎一个都没能进入……
If you're wondering why this kind of thing happens all the time in Australia, the late Donald Horne summed it up beautifully in the 1960s: "Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck" [1] Australia has many intelligent, brilliant people. For some reason, the design of our political system results in almost none of them getting into…
这根本不是什么新鲜事。1964年唐纳德·霍恩写了一本书叫《幸运的国度》（The Lucky Country），导致很多澳大利亚人开始把澳大利亚称为“幸运的国度”。他们没搞清楚的是，那句完整的话其实是：“澳大利亚是一个幸运的国家，由分享其好运的二流人才来管理……”
And it's nothing new. In 1964 Donald Horne penned a book "The Lucky Country", which caused many Australians to start referring to Australia as "The Lucky Country". The bit they miss is that the full quote was. "Australia is a lucky country, run by second-rate people who share…
……基本上被澳大利亚各届政府当成了旅游景点，而不是一个独特且脆弱的国家宝藏。澳大利亚作家唐纳德·霍恩有句（在当地）很名的话：“澳大利亚是一个幸运的国家，由分享其好运的二流人才来管理。”（1964年）。大批蠢蛋政客、沙文主义傻瓜和旅游部门总喜欢挂在嘴边重复前半句，却把……给吞了。
…Australian governments basically as a tourist attraction, rather than a unique and fragile national treasure. There is a (locally) famous quote from the Australian writer Donald Horne: "Australia is a lucky country, run by second-rate people who share its luck." (1964). A great many idiot politicians, jingoistic fools, and tourist offices are fond of repeating the first clause of this statement whilst omitting…
有人可以说澳大利亚一直就是这个德行。完整引文是：“澳大利亚是一个幸运的国家，主要由分享其好运的二流人才来管理。”由唐纳德·霍恩写于1964年。这些话在1964年之前成立，到了2021年依然成立。拯救澳大利亚的恰恰是“主要”（mainly）这个词。那里……
One could argue that Australia has always been this way. The full quote is: "Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck." written by Donald Horne in 1964. These words were true prior to 1964 and are still true in 2021. What saves Australia is the word "mainly". There…
……只要弹起“这会影响你的生活水平”的老调（不管有没有道理），一遍遍洗脑重复，任何改革基本上就黄了。为什么？这得写一本书才说得清。唐纳德·霍恩的《幸运的国度》讨论了其中一部分。我个人的（极具争议的）精简版看法是：澳大利亚文化有着超乎寻常的浅薄。除了物质消费，没有任何东西能维系我们的社会。公民们……
…has to do is hit the 'this will affect your standard of living' riff (whether justified or not), repeat it endlessly, and a change is usually nixed. Why? It would require a book. Donald Horne's 'The Lucky Country' covered some of it. My (highly contestable) short version is that Australian culture is preturnaturally shallow. There is nothing that holds our society together other than material consumption. Citizens…