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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.

压岁钱如何花?有女童热衷“开盲盒”******

　　春节刚过，小朋友们大都拿到了一定数目的压岁钱，那他们是如何使用压岁钱的？记者调查了解到，不少幼儿园阶段的小女孩，拿到压岁钱之后的第一件事就是让父母去商店购买自己想要的盲盒娃娃，然后一个个“开盒”。

　　文、图/广州日报全媒体记者 张丹

　　“其实她很早就想要买盲盒，但是由于价格太贵，所以基本上也只有她表现好的时候作为奖励才会买上一个。”家有五岁女儿的梁先生告诉记者，对于买盲盒这件事他还是比较担忧的，因为女儿有时候就像“上瘾”一样，只要看到盲盒就想买。

　　梁先生说，他家距离一家大型商场不远，女儿从小就经常跟着家里人一起逛商场，偶尔会买一些小玩具或者零食之类的，但当商场里出现了几台购买盲盒的机器后，女儿每次经过几乎都想要购买，为的就是里面各种“未知”的娃娃。

　　“盲盒的价格还是不便宜的，一个至少都要四五十元，还有的价格贵的就要差不多一百元一个。”梁先生说，由于经常给女儿买玩具，他对于这类型的娃娃的价格和质量也有大致了解。“一般盲盒中的娃娃的质量水平，感觉也就在二三十元的价格范围内，但是加上了盲盒的包装之后就价格飙升了近一倍。”

　　梁先生认为，开盲盒有点“赌博”性质，开到喜欢的娃娃自然开心，但是孩子一般开不到自己正好喜欢的那一款，然后就会缠着父母再次购买。“青少年的心理还没有完全发育成熟，很难抵挡诱惑，自制力还不够。”梁先生听女儿说，班上的同学也会拿着开盲盒的娃娃来相互“攀比”，他担心会给孩子带来不正确的价值观引导。

　　他表示，今年女儿的压岁钱，最终还是没抵挡住来自盲盒的“诱惑”，但每购买一个后，他会告诉女儿她的压岁钱还剩下多少，如果继续购买盲盒的话只能买几个，但是如果将压岁钱用来购买其他的零食或去游乐场玩的话可以买多少、玩多久，希望通过其他的消费场景来转移女儿对于盲盒的热度。“希望能够在她上小学之前把这个习惯改一改，年岁渐长可能对于钱的认知会更加深刻一些，但是如果没有正确的价值观的引导，很可能会走上歧途。”梁先生说。

　　（文图：赵筱尘 巫邓炎）