Fascist and communist regimes of the past, which followed a similar instrumentalist approach to democracy, come to mind here. Yet, at the same time, the US supports Abu Mazen, trying to undermine the Hamas government, thus casting a shadow on the credibility of its own commitment to democracy.
在此我们想起了过去的法西斯主义和共产主义。它们都相似地将民主作为实现其目的的工具。但是，与此同时，美国支持阿布·马赞，试图削弱哈马斯政府，因此对其自身对民主的承诺的恶可信度投下阴影。