Well, I believe the creative industries, like film and theater, design and even fashion, can promote economic growth and democratic ideals in any country.

好吧，我相信创意产业， 如电影和戏剧、设计甚至时尚，都可以促进任何国家的经济增长和民主理想。

But this gentle nudge towards Western democratic ideals may not persuade governments to loosen their deep ties to the East, said professor Ndumba Kamwanyah of the University of Namibia.

但这种对西方民主理想的温和宣扬可能不会说服各国政府放松与东方的深厚联系，纳米比亚大学的恩杜巴·坎万亚教授说。

And in their magazine, they published a story about Chaplin, saying his films were a sustained assault on democratic ideals and that Chaplin had long used film as a propaganda medium.

他们在杂志上发表了一篇关于卓别林的故事，称他的电影是对民主理想的持续攻击，而且卓别林长期以来一直使用电影作为宣传媒介。

So while it’s tempting to say that World War II was about the Allies fighting for democratic ideals against the totalitarian militaristic imperialism of the fascist Axis powers, it just doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.

因此，虽然人们很想说第二次世界大战是盟军为民主理想而战，反对法西斯轴心国的极权军国主义帝国主义，但它经不起推敲。