奥巴马执政两年来,美国政治生态发生了一些显著变化。在政治方面,民主与共和两党之间以及两党主要政治派别之间的力量对比有了明显变化,出现了政治立场极端化和总的政治趋向向右回摆的现象。在经济方面,财富和收入分配不均的问题进一步加剧;政府对市场干预程度加深;各级政府财政状况普遍恶化。在社会环境方面,不同地区和不同族裔人口增长的不平衡十分明显;公众对国内、国际问题的看法产生了一些新的变化;社会沟通和交往的技术和应用出现了新动向,为美国公众政治立场的封闭性和极端化提供了推动力。这些变化对美国国内和外交政策产生了并将继续产生重要影响。
<<The U.S.political ecology experienced significant changes since the two years ago Obama took the office of presidency. Politically,the balance of power within and between the Democratic and Republican parties has clearly transformed,and political polarization has occurred,while the overall political trends have swayed backwards to the right. Economically,inequality of wealth and income has further enhanced,governmental regulations over market have been tightened,and fiscal conditions of governments at every level have deteriorated. Socially,imbalances of population growth among races and ethnics,and regions have continued,public cognition of domestic and international issues have somehow changed,and developed technologies and their applications in social communication and networking have provided driving forces to self-insulation and polarization of public political positions. These changes have and will continue to have significant impacts on American domestic and foreign policies.
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