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.
疼!为什么身体这个部位被足球运动员视如生命?****** 世界杯已进入第四天,如火如荼的赛程让人激动不已,不过也有不少人发现,许多球员因伤病告别了本次世界杯,其中脚踝损伤是足球运动员常见的伤病之一,比如韩国球员朴志洙因脚踝韧带撕裂,在最后一场热身赛中告别了世界杯。德国球员罗伊斯脚踝伤病无法及时恢复,前锋维尔纳,作为上届德国队征战世界杯和欧洲杯的主力球员,也因为脚踝韧带撕裂宣告缺席本届世界杯。 不只是专业球员,普通人也会经常脚踝损伤,也就是我们所说的崴脚。但是因为太常见,很多人不当回事,除非肿痛难忍才去看医生。 其实,脚踝损伤需要及时处理,否则会给我们留下后遗症,带来生活的不便。 一、我们的脚踝什么时候最容易受伤 正常情况下,韧带——一种短而坚韧的带状组织,将我们关节处的骨头固定在一起,所以我们的脚踝才可以自如地活动。 当我们在高低不平的地面上行走或跑步时,下楼梯、起跳后落地,容易失去平衡会发生踝关节扭伤,尤其是在踩到石头或踩空时更容易发生。 在上述场景中,我们的踝关节扭曲、拉伸或弯曲过度,固定在我们踝关节的其中一根或多根韧带被撕裂或疼痛性拉伸,严重时,还会出现骨折。 来源:解放军第306医院 如果之前曾经发生过踝关节扭伤,腿部肌肉无力或腿部肌肉损伤,穿高跟鞋等,会更容易扭伤踝关节。 二、处理方式不当,可能会留下后遗症 如果,不小心扭伤脚踝后,你第一时间会选择怎样处理? 转动下脚踝,感觉不太痛,继续运动? 在感觉到痛的地方,抹上红花油活血化瘀? 拿个热毛巾敷一敷? 其实以上都是错误的处理方式。 继续运动,可能使损伤部位症状加重。 红花油的活血作用,会使血流加快,让肿胀更加严重。 在受伤早期,韧带表面分布的细小血管破裂,如果采取热敷的方式,可能会使细小血管进一步扩张,导致出血更加严重,淤青更加明显。 有数据统计,踝关节扭伤损伤者中,会有30%-40%的人是在不正当处置下出现慢性踝关节不稳或其他症状。因为不当的处置导致愈合不良,容易出现经常性的踝关节疼痛肿胀,经常崴脚等症状。 如果存在以下情形,就需要警惕可能是留下了后遗症,需要到医院去寻求帮助:踝关节扭伤3个月以上仍然存在疼痛、肿胀等不适症状,或者走平路也经常扭脚;走远路感到踝关节疼痛、肿胀;走路时出现“闪”一下或者“打软腿”的情形;下楼梯时需要小心翼翼,很怕扭脚,或者感觉很难控制脚踝;在运动中变向比较困难等。 三、脚踝损伤后如何正确处理? 我们首先可以先判断一下扭伤的严重程度。 脚踝损伤的症状一般包括:踝关节肿胀、疼痛,尝试行走时疼痛加重,一天后可能会出现淤青(韧带表面分布的细小血管破裂所导致)。 如果扭伤后感受不到严重的疼痛,也没有出现淤青、肿胀等症状,一般情况不严重,不必去医院,这种情况下,减少活动多休息,对脚踝进行冰敷,这可以通过降温收缩毛细血管,减少出血和渗液,有利于控制病情发展。 如果无法判断病情程度,可以采取PRICE原则,同时尽快到医院由专科医生进行判断治疗。 P:保护。 以适当的工具和姿势(如石膏或支具)进行保护,避免造成二次伤害,保护固定踝关节的时间大概为一到三周。 R:休息 停止脚踝活动,避免加重伤势。 I:冰敷 在扭伤后48小时内,通过降低受伤部位温度,可以减轻炎症反应和肌肉痉挛,缓解疼痛抑制肿胀。注意不要将冰块直接敷在扭伤的地方,可以用湿毛巾裹住冰块,以免冻伤。 C:压迫 用弹性绷带包裹给受伤部位加压,可以阻止继续出血,预防严重的踝关节肿胀。 E:抬高患肢 将小腿和踝关节抬高至高过心脏的位置,比如躺下在腿下放几个枕头。注意踝关节的高度应超过膝关节,膝关节的高度超过髋关节,髋关节的高度超过身体水平位。这可以促进下肢静脉血管的运行,降低脚踝疼痛肿胀的症状。注意,在没有明显消肿前尽量不要让受伤脚着地,有条件的话尽量保持受伤脚抬高。 资料来源:潇湘晨报、科技日报澎湃新闻、生命时报、阜外华中心血管病医院、广州日报 整理:党敏 (文图:赵筱尘 巫邓炎) [责编:天天中] 阅读剩余全文() |