democracy in the US has become alienated and degenerated

Joe Biden Has No Business Lecturing the Rest of the World on “Democracy”

BY

BRANKO MARCETIC

 

 Ironically, a recent Chinese foreign affairs ministry analysis, as self-serving as it is, turns out to be a far more insightful and careful diagnosis of what is ailing US democracy than any of the clichés spouted by Biden at the conference. Meant as a broadside in response to the summit, which China conspicuously wasn’t invited to, the report makes a fairly uncontroversial argument based largely on US sources: that “democracy in the US has become alienated and degenerated” and “increasingly deviated from the essence of democracy.”

The analysis cites several well-documented developments: the total domination of US politics by money, a corporate-controlled media ecosystem, unfair and restrictive primary and general elections, institutionalized gridlock, and a tightly controlled and limited electoral system that restricts voters to choosing between two parties of elites. Incidentally, these are all products of decades of the same neoliberal program Biden was one of the foremost champions of in his long career.

中国が批判したやつって、

China issues report on US' democracy

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-12-05 11:03

これか。

I. What is democracy?

II. The alienation and three malaises of democracy in the US

1. The system fraught with deep-seated problems

(1) American-style democracy has become "a game of money politics"

(2) "One person one vote" in name, "rule of the minority elite" in reality

(3) The checks and balances have resulted in a "vetocracy"

(4) The flawed electoral rules impair fairness and justice

(5) Dysfunctional democracy triggers trust crisis

2. Messy and chaotic practices of democracy

(1) The Capitol riot that shocks the world

(2) Entrenched racism

(3) Tragic mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic

(4) Widening wealth gap

(5) "Freedom of speech" in name only

3. Disastrous consequences of US export of its brand of democracy

(1) The "color revolutions" undermine regional and national stability

(2) The US imposition of its brand of democracy causes humanitarian tragedies

(3) The abuse of sanctions breaches international rules

(4) The "beacon of democracy" draws global criticism

あたっているんだろうけど、この手の自国批判を自国で公表できるか、どうかが、米中の最大の違い。