In fact, while the Saakashvili government’s clampdown showed the structural weaknesses of Georgia’s democracy, the aftermath has also shown that Georgia’s Western ambition remains intact, because the government understands that it cannot afford any long-term deviation from democratic norms.
事实上，尽管萨卡什维利政府的压制行动显示了格鲁吉亚民主在结构上的弱点，其后续行动还是表明了格鲁吉亚的西方梦并没有动摇，因为政府认识到它不能够长期偏离民主标准。