Such, then, is the way things stand: on the left angry critics, on the right stupid supporters, and in the middle, as usual, the majority of earnest people trying to get on in life.

那么，事情就是这样的：左翼是愤怒的批评者，右翼是愚蠢的支持者，而中间一如既往地是大多数努力在生活中取得成功的勤恳人士。