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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江西省委宣传部副部长黎隆武同志宣布“中国历代绘画大系”泰和特展开幕(王祺 摄)
大江网/大江新闻客户端讯 全媒体记者王琴红报道:丹青穿越时空,一展阅尽千年。1月9日,作为江西省新年伊始的重大文化盛宴之一,“盛世修典‘中国历代绘画大系’泰和特展”(以下简称“大系”泰和特展)震撼开幕。启动仪式上,浙江大学向泰和赠送了《中国历代绘画大系》图书丛书。数百件先秦汉唐、宋、元、明、清历代绘画精品的出版打样稿在“泰和文苑”集体亮相,为观众奉上了一场穿越时空的文化之旅。
浙江大学党委常委、宣传部长叶桂方向县委书记孙英剑赠送《中国历代绘画大系》图书丛书(王祺 摄)
展况
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“中国历代绘画大系”是一项规模浩大、纵贯历史、横跨中外的国家级重大文化工程,共编纂出版60卷226册,收录海内外263家文博机构的中国绘画藏品12405件(套),涵盖了绝大部分传世国宝级绘画珍品,是迄今为止同类出版物中藏品收录最全、图像记录最真、印制质量最精、出版规模最大的中国绘画图像文献集成。为了让社会各界人士深入了解该项目,自2021年4月至今,先后在重庆、浙江等地举办了多次各具特色的阶段性成果展,并在2022年9月底登上国博舞台。
此次泰和特展展览面积1300多平方米,分“前言”“汉唐气象”“宋韵无尽”“元气淋漓”“明丽煊耀”“清流回荡”“结语”七大板块,展出绘画珍品300余件,利用图像、文字、视频、装置艺术、新媒体科技等多元化展示手法,全面呈现“中国历代绘画大系”所反映的中国古代绘画的宏富成就,其中甄选了各朝代江西本土优秀画作高清打样稿重磅展陈,如宋代董源、明末清初八大山人、清代江西画派等“国宝级”作品,彰显中国古代绘画中江西本土绘画的灿烂历史。
观众近距离沉浸式感受千年丹青的魅力(王褀 摄)
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深厚的历史渊源,让“大系”在泰和“落地”
“中国历代绘画大系”成果展为何能“落地”泰和?据介绍,泰和县与浙江大学有着悠久的历史渊源和深厚的感情。1938年,为保存文脉,浙大师生举校西迁到泰和办学,并呈现了大家云集、实力日增的良好局面。其间,泰和为浙大提供了一方安定祥和的办学之地,使浙大师生得以“安心读书”;浙大给泰和撒播了科学知识和求是精神,对泰和教育的发展和人才的培养起到了巨大的推动作用,浙大的求是思想、校歌、校训也在泰和孕育成熟。虽只有短短八个月时间,却在浙大史册上、也在泰和史册上写下了光辉的一页,浙大与泰和因此结下深厚情缘。
近年来,泰和与浙大校地互访不断、交流频繁、对接密切。2020年,泰和县与浙江大学签订了《全面战略合作协议》,开创了校地合作崭新局面。2021年,泰和县与浙江大学签订了《共建乌鸡产业研究中心协议》,全面借力浙大科研力量,助推乌鸡产业发展。
不少观众全家组团来打卡(王祺 摄)
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一场穿越千年的艺术之约,让观众“大开眼界”
走进“大系”泰和特展,就仿佛走入了一条千年的中华文明隧道。
特展首日,虽然外面下着雨,但依然有很多市民前来观展。有的凑近画作细细观察、有的围在画作下听其中的故事,更有甚者凝视画作许久,犹如置身画中。“大开眼界”“家门口一定要看的展览”“一场穿越时空的震撼之旅”,现场观众的褒奖不绝于耳。
记者注意到,每个亲临展览现场的人,第一反应都是震撼。“全是中外文博机构藏品,这个太难得了,肯定要来开开眼界。”肖女士说,前几天在网上刷到了开展的消息,于是今天就早早地来等候。
“在家门口就能看到这样的展览,让我很惊讶,也很自豪。希望此展能够长时间,或者长久留在泰和,让更多的人能够赴一场跨越时空的艺术之约。”一位当地观众有感而发。
展望
高标准建设文化艺术中心
丹青不老,回响千年。这次“中国历代绘画大系”国家级文化瑰宝展陈泰和,成了泰和最富魅力、最吸引人、最具辨识度的“精神高地”。
据悉,泰和县将以特展为开端,高标准建设县文化艺术中心,总投资2.38亿元,建筑面积3.2万平方米。作为文化新地标,泰和将积极引入省内外高校、党校、干部学院等设置中华优秀传统文化教学基地,全力打造新型艺术空间,加快建设泰和文化高地,为泰和经济社会高质量发展提供强劲文化支撑和文化动力。
(文图:赵筱尘 巫邓炎)