• The State of Democracy in the United States

• 美国民主情况

• (December 5, 2021)
• （2021年12月5日）

• Contents
• 目　录

• Preamble
• 序言

• I. What is democracy?
• 一、何为民主

• II. The alienation and three?malaises of democracy in the US
• 二、美国民主的异化及三重弊害

• 1. The system fraught with deep-seated problems
• （一）制度痼疾积重难返

• (1) American-style democracy has become “a game of money politics”
• 1、美式民主沦为“金钱政治”

• (2) “One person one vote” in name, “rule of the minority elite” in reality
• 2、名为“一人一票”，实为“少数精英统治”

• (3) The checks and balances have resulted in a “vetocracy”
• 3、权力制衡变成“否决政治”

• (4) The flawed electoral rules impair?fairness and justice
• 4、选举规则缺陷损害公平正义

• (5) Dysfunctional democracy triggers trust crisis
• 5、民主制度失灵引发信任危机

• 2. Messy and chaotic practices of democracy
• （二）民主实践乱象丛生

• (1) The Capitol riot that shocks the world
• 1、国会暴乱震惊全球

• (2) Entrenched racism
• 2、种族歧视根深蒂固

• (3) Tragic mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic
• 3、疫情失控酿成惨剧

• (4) Widening wealth gap
• 4、贫富分化不断加剧

• (5) “Freedom of speech” in name only
• 5、“言论自由”名不副实

• 3. Disastrous consequences of US export of its brand of democracy
• （三）输出所谓民主产生恶果

• (1) The “color revolutions” undermine regional and national stability
• 1、“颜色革命”危害地区和国家稳定

• (2) The US imposition of its brand of democracy causes humanitarian tragedies
• 2、强推所谓民主造成人道悲剧

• (3) The abuse of sanctions breaches international rules
• 3、滥用制裁破坏国际规则

• (4) The “beacon of democracy” draws global criticism
• 4、“民主灯塔”招致全球批评

• Conclusion
• 结束语

• Preamble
• 序言

• Democracy is a common value shared by all humanity. It is a right for all nations, not a prerogative reserved to a few. Democracy takes different forms, and there is no one-size-fits-all model. It would be totally undemocratic to measure the diverse political systems in the world with a single yardstick or examine different political civilizations from a single perspective. The political system of a country should be independently decided by its own people.
• 民主是全人类的共同价值，是各国人民的权利，而不是哪个国家的专利。实现民主有多种方式，不可能千篇一律。用单一的标尺衡量世界丰富多彩的政治制度，用单调的眼光审视人类五彩缤纷的政治文明，本身就是不民主的。每个国家的政治制度应由这个国家的人民自主决定。