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中新网评:美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾******

  中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后,美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕,众议院共和党领袖凯文·麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录,将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。

  资料图:美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀摄

  由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素,众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中,美国民主党议员继续抱团,多轮投票中,一票不投麦卡锡,共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。

  麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折,除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外,与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。

  一方面,共和党党内反对者认为,麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱,无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府,另一方面,因为共和党的多数优势微弱,党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大,有利于他们巩固自己的选票。

  此外,党内反对者也认为,自己的选票没有换取更多利益,希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步,比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。

  作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物,众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任,选举几乎没有悬念。然而,麦卡锡此次为当选,不得不做出多个关键让步,其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制,使得众议长的权力被削弱,难以掌控众议院。

  美国有线电视新闻网CNN称,麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步,这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。

  这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下,党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上,美国两党相互拆台,陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内,也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系,相互对抗,选票变成了谋利益的工具。

  从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举,“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈,长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力,其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。

  两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病,美国所谓的“民主”形象,让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举,变成了政客们利益置换的游戏,进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能,不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。

  House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy

  (ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy".

  The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader.

  Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party.

  On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration.

  On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses.

  Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees.

  As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives.

  But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker.

  CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful.

  This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally.

  Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits.

  From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public.

  Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world.

  The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle.

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伊朗学者:很多伊朗年轻人认为学中文会有好工作******

  中新网北京1月10日电 (记者 阚枫)“狮子,波斯语叫Sheir,中文称作‘狮’,其实,如今的中国狮舞也可称为中国和伊朗的文明友谊之舞。”近日,伊朗艺术研究院助理教授、东方部主任纳思霖在中新社“东西问·中外对话”中这样解释“狮舞”的另一种含义。

  作为同在亚洲的两大古老文明,中国和伊朗有着几千年的友好交往历史。2000多年前,两国就通过古丝绸之路建立了友好交往。

  纳思霖是伊朗画家,擅长水彩画、油画,并曾到中国学习中国国画,于2008年获得中国中央美术学院博士学位,2010年后还在中国美术学院从事博士后工作。如今,纳思霖在伊朗的大学中教授东方艺术方面的课程,并长期从事中伊人文交流工作。

  谈及中国和伊朗基于古丝绸之路的文明交往史,纳思霖表示,古丝绸之路让中国和伊朗这两大古老文明的交往,从贸易往来逐渐发展到影响深远的文化、艺术、饮食甚至语言等方面,这其中,有很多有趣的案例可以列举。

  她说,历史上相传,一位伊朗国王把狮子作为礼物送给中国皇帝。狮子在波斯语中叫Sheir,来到中国之后,中文称其为“狮”,因此,如今的中国狮舞可谓历史上中国和伊朗的文明友谊之舞。

  纳思霖称,在东方的艺术文化瑰宝中,可以看到很多受到古丝绸之路文明交融影响的痕迹。例如,中国的敦煌莫高窟内的壁画和雕塑,不少人物的衣着和色彩就能看到来自伊朗艺术的影响。

  最近,纳思霖出版了中文新书《伊朗细密画中的中国元素》,介绍中国与伊朗文化艺术交流中相互影响的案例。

  “为了找到最佳的方法来展示历史上中伊文明之间的艺术交流史,我在中国做了四五年研究。实际上,这本书是我论文的一个简短部分。”

  纳思霖说,在这本新著中,她介绍了在中国元朝期间伊朗绘画作品中的中国元素,并展示了两个文明古国之间的友谊。希望对于对东方艺术,尤其是中伊两大文明的艺术感兴趣的人们来说,这能加深两大文明间的友谊。

  虽然,中国和伊朗之间有悠久的文明交往史,但是纳思霖坦言,现在伊朗年轻人对古丝路文化知之甚少,提到中国文化,他们可能只会想到中餐、武术、商业等。

  不过,这位中文非常出色的伊朗学者也提到了在伊朗年轻人中出现的一个趋势:在伊朗的大学生中,越来越多的人会将中文确定为自己应该学习的一门外语。

  “十年前,我们在很多大学开设了中文系,每个学期都会有很多新生选择学习中文,他们认为汉语已是英语之外的世界第二大语言,学好汉语意味着未来可以找个一个好工作,有不错的收入。”纳思霖表示,这些年轻人在学习汉语过程中会对中国历史文化产生兴趣,很多人喜欢孔子、老子和庄子的学说,以及中华文化中的价值观念。

  纳思霖说,中国和伊朗两大文明之间的悠久关系,对当今世界的文明交流互鉴可以有很多启迪,作为以丝绸之路结缘的两大文明,如今更应该加强人文交流,特别是年轻人之间直接的交流交往,并将深厚的东方文明重新介绍给世界。(完)

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