關稅的表象與制度焦慮
美國近期對多國祭出高額關稅政策，從中國、歐盟到墨西哥與印尼，稅率動輒超過 30%，甚至傳出對台灣晶片課徵 100% 關稅的可能性。輿論普遍聚焦在貿易談判與外交摩擦，但若只看表面，就錯過了整場制度敘事的真相。關稅不是目的，而是語法；不是技術工具，而是敘事開關。
The U.S. has recently imposed steep tariffs on multiple countries—China, the EU, Mexico, and Indonesia—with rates exceeding 30%, and even rumors of a 100% tariff on Taiwanese semiconductors. Public discourse centers on trade negotiations and diplomatic friction, but focusing only on surface-level issues misses the deeper institutional narrative. Tariffs are not the goal—they are syntax. Not a technical tool, but a rhetorical trigger.川普政策的話語飛輪
川普政府在第二任期上任百日內，已簽署超過 130 項行政命令，包括對中國商品加徵 10% 關稅、對台灣晶片課稅 100%、對歐盟與墨西哥課徵 30% 關稅，並揚言加拿大應成為美國第 51 州。這些政策並非孤立事件，而是構成一套話語飛輪：敵人設計 → 關稅威脅 → 軍工與科技企業受益 → 債務上升 → 美元貶值 → 外資避險 → 資本回流 → 話語再製。
Within the first 100 days of his second term, President Trump signed over 130 executive orders—including a 10% tariff on Chinese goods, a proposed 100% tariff on Taiwanese semiconductors, and 30% tariffs on the EU and Mexico—while declaring Canada should become America’s 51st state. These are not isolated moves, but part of a narrative flywheel: Enemy design → tariff threats → defense and tech sector gains → rising debt → dollar devaluation → foreign capital inflow → stock market support → narrative reproduction.
制度悖論與信任崩解
川普的政策不只在貿易上製造敵人，也在教育、移民、能源等領域啟動話語飛輪。他廢除 DEI 政策、凍結哥倫比亞大學 22 億美元補助、特赦 1,500 名國會暴動參與者、退出巴黎氣候協定、廢除教育部。這些政策共同構成一種「制度自我吞噬」的邏輯：制度不再提供翻身機制，而是透過敵人語法維持預算與話語正當性。
Trump’s policies manufacture adversaries not only in trade, but also across education, immigration, and energy. He repealed DEI programs, froze $2.2 billion in funding to Columbia University, pardoned 1,500 Capitol riot participants, exited the Paris Climate Agreement, and dismantled the Department of Education. These actions form a logic of institutional self-consumption: the system no longer offers pathways for renewal, but sustains its budget and legitimacy through adversarial rhetoric.
結語｜是否有另一種方案可以讓美國再次強大？
若制度要真正穩定，是否可能擺脫敵人語法，設計出一套讓人民重新參與的制度飛輪？例如：土地釋出給失業者 → 建立可預測的安置流程 → 生產加工 → 稅收回流 → 社區融合 → 制度信任重建。這不是理想主義，而是制度重構的必要選項。美國是否可能再次偉大，關鍵不在對外開戰，而在是否願意設計出一種翻身可見、信任可回收的內部制度節奏。
If institutional stability is the goal, can America move beyond adversarial syntax and design a flywheel that re-engages its people? For example: Land allocation for the unemployed → predictable resettlement process → production and processing → tax revenue return → community integration → institutional trust restoration. This is not idealism—it’s a structural necessity. Whether America can be great again depends not on external conflict, but on its willingness to build an internal rhythm of renewal and trust.
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作者寫作緣由:我希望美國能夠真正看見自身的制度性問題，並勇於面對這些問題的根源。解決困境，並不需要透過敵人敘事或對外施壓來合理化內部焦慮。外部化不但無法根治病灶，反而會讓制度信任加速崩解，使問題更加複雜且難以收拾。
Author’s Statement I hope America can recognize its own institutional problems and confront them honestly. These challenges do not require external scapegoats to be resolved. In fact, externalizing blame cannot address the root issues—it only makes things worse.
This article is meant as a reminder: that policies driven by rhetorical victory often conceal deeper structural cracks. What the United States truly needs is not more powerful tariff tools, but a more sincere institutional response.
