And alarmist politicians and doomster academics may, in pointing to the state of decay, miss a nation's continuing strengths and attractions, which have to be weighed against its problems and worries.
而杞人忧天的政客和末日论的学者们则可能在减状态的时也遗漏持续的力和吸引力,这些都应该与面临的问题和担忧受到等重视。