The lazy take on the US elections says nothing much has changed. Barack Obama is in the White House, Republicans control the House and Democrats the Senate. Washington is heading back to gridlock as usual. Oh, and the economy is running at stall speed. As for the multitudes of Obama supporters around the globe, they will probably be disappointed again.
对美国大选结果持懒惰观点的人认为,一切都没有改变。巴拉克·奥巴马(Barack Obama)继续留在白宫,共和党依然控制着众议院,民主党则控制着参议院。华盛顿正在像往常一样重陷僵局。噢,还有经济也正在失速。全世界支持奥巴马的民众恐怕又要失望了。
The trouble with analyses such as this is the presumption that we live in a steady state world. Mr Obama’s re-election has changed the dynamics of American politics. Given the economic backdrop and the force of his opponents’ rage, it was a momentous victory. America’s first black president can leave behind the fear, ever present during the past four years, that his place in history would carry the footnote that he had served only one term.
这一类分析的问题在于,它有一个前提,即认为我们生活在一个静止的世界中。但奥巴马再次当选改变了美国的政治动态。考虑到目前的经济背景以及对手愤怒下的影响力,这是一场重大胜利。这位美国的首位黑人总统现在能够抛却过去4年间一直盘桓心头的恐惧:历史在书写他的地位时,会加上他只担任了一届总统的脚注。
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