试论当代美国新右翼

20世纪下半叶是美国保守主义活跃、扬威于美国政坛的时期,其中新右翼是组织最庞杂、队伍最壮大、影响最广泛、领导最有效的一支政治力量。新右翼对老右翼在新形势下的固执不变和共和党温和派的自由主义倾向,以及保守主义主流派的暧味态度大为不满。为了扭转这一局面,并重新确立以美国中产和中下层白人群体为脊梁的价值体系,新右翼通过其有效的组织领导和广泛的网络联系,在美国草根社会掀起了一股声势浩大的右翼浪潮,与其他保守势力联手作战,共同向自由派发动进攻,直至最终重掌美国国内外政策制定大权。

The New Right in Contemporary America: Its Formation & Development

The late twentieth-century America witnessed an upsurge of conservatism in America. Among the forces that made up conservatism, the New Right stood out as the most significant both in size and strength, exerting strong influence on American domestic and foreign policies. Neither satisfied with the Old Right or the mainstream conservatism, nor tolerant of the liberal Democrats, the New Right decided to launch a right-wing political movement to reverse the trend of liberalism and restore the middle-class-based traditional values. Through its skillful organization and effective leadership, the New Right managed to mobilize the grass-roots whites to work together with other conservative forces and put their representatives in the powerful positions of the nation.