One possible reason is that the old are elbowing out the young .
一个可能的原因是老一辈排挤年轻一辈工作者。
Competition becomes confrontation , ratcheting up the arms race and elbowing aside diplomacy .
竞争变为对抗,让军备竞赛升级,排挤外交活动。
We are fighting each other all the time , elbowing each other out , there is continual competitiveness , where each one feels insecure , and yet we go on drifting , without taking a definite action .