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I'm surprised that this doesn't mention Fukuyama's "end of history" idea [1]. When it looks like the world is full of liberal democracies and nations becoming

I'm surprised that this doesn't mention Fukuyama's "end of history" idea [1]. When it looks like the world is full of liberal democracies and nations becoming liberal democracies, history feels less compelling. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_of_history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_of_history

nyolfen 12y ago
the state of affairs since the neoconservatives attempted to implement this philosophy through the iraq war, or the direction russia has tacked since 91 to name just two prominent examples, has made this idea kind of a joke
mc32 12y ago
As the saying goes, even Fukuyama isn't a Fukuyamaist anymore. That's to say his views have progressed since the publication.