I've heard several variations of this argument recently: that democracy or peace or [other favourable circumstance] are an aberration rather than a norm. The p

I've heard several variations of this argument recently: that democracy or peace or [other favourable circumstance] are an aberration rather than a norm. The problem here is that none of us can see the future. We can't know if democracy is a "blip". Let's come back in oooh another 10,000 years and see.