Clearly, national interests, and sometimes pure power, play a part in how the US and other Western countries apply values like human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and pluralism. But these values are not mere ideological window dressing for Western interests; in fact, they are not that to any significant extent.
很显然，国家利益以及其他某些纯粹的权力行为，是美国和其他西方国家推行人权、法治，民主和多党制过程中的一部分考虑。但这些价值观可不仅仅是西方利益的遮羞布；事实上，它们并没有达到那么夸张的程度。它们就是一种普世的东西；而且这一点在这个广泛全球化的时代显得更加明显。