By: Maj OJH Oswago ： 少校ojh oswago

Prof Noam Chomsky 教授諾姆喬姆斯基 persuasively presents the case that American foreign policy and conduct is premised on, and driven by, a maniacal quest for global hegemony.有說服力地介紹了情況，美國的外交政策和進行的前提是，和帶動，瘋狂追求全球霸權。 This hegemonic pursuit is mostly, unrestrained by International law or ethic, and is driven by its own internal logic.這霸權的追求是大多數，毫無節制地由國際法律或倫理，並帶動其自身的內在邏輯。 It is driven by ideology (partly), but mostly by internal domestic corporate considerations.這是由思想驅動的（部分） ，但大多由國內企業內部的考慮因素。 And corporations, whether in symbolic matters like iconography, or, the more substantive and pervasive ones, like military industrial complex, dominate social life.和公司，無論是在象徵性的事項一樣，影像，或者，更實質性的和普遍的，像軍工複雜，社會生活的主宰。

Obama will be severely constrained within this context, if he manages to clinch the presidential quest. 奧巴馬將受到嚴重制約，在這一背景下，如果他管理，以clinch總統的追求。 What then, are the likely implications to Africa of a black American presidency? 那麼，是有可能的影響，非洲的一個黑色的美國總統？

The Democratic Party nominee triumphed on a platform of change and hope.民主黨黨提名的勝利對平台的變化和希望。 Within the US, this change agenda, though attractive, is superficial and limited.在美國，這個改變議程，雖然有吸引力，是表面的和有限的。 It does not attempt transformation of the ideological and basic structures and social relations.它並不試圖轉型的思想和基本結構和社會關係。 Though unprofound, it is not inelegant.雖然unprofound ，這是不inelegant 。 It seeks to reduce, not reverse, the adversarial nature of politics that has divided the country into blue and red states, disempower the lobbying industry that throttles policy development into partisan interests and thus hindering search for consensus and pursuit of national interest; universal health provision and enhanced opportunity for education to minorities and large sections of society.它旨在減低，而不是相反，對抗的性質，政治分裂該國陷入藍色和紅色的國家， disempower遊說業節流政策，發展成為黨派利益，從而阻礙尋求共識和追求國家利益的;全民健康提供並加強教育的機會，以少數群體和大的社會階層。 The hope bit, represents all things to all people, and, thus simultaneously, both enticing, and, or, vacuous in policy content.希望位，代表所有的事情所有的人，和，從而同時，無論是誘人，和，或者是空洞的政策內容。

Common sense 普通常識

It is a common sense agenda that should generate wide appeal, particularly coming after the neo-conservative nightmare, in the past decade. 這是一個普通常識的議程，應產生廣泛的呼籲，特別是未來數後，新保守主義的惡夢，在過去的十年裡。 His agenda is not radical liberalism, but rather compassionate realism.他的日程是不激進的自由主義，而是體恤的現實主義。 It will reaffirm the American dream.它將重申美國夢。 If successful, it will moderate, not puncture racial stereotypes.如果成功的話，它會溫和，而不是穿刺種族成見。

There will be no material reparations for slave trade, but it would provide immense psychological and moral relief to the descendants of slave owners, and, boost to the self-esteem of blacks (in the US, Latin America and Africa) and all disadvantaged groups, worldwide.將不會有任何物質賠償的奴隸貿易，但它會提供極大的心理和道德救濟的後裔奴隸的業主，並促進自尊的黑人（在美國，拉丁美洲和非洲）以及所有弱勢群體，全世界。

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