Good morning, THE END OF HISTORY In 1992, Francis Fukuyama wrote a book entitled “The End of History and the Last Man.” It posited that, with the emancipation of Eastern Europe and the fall of the Soviet Union, the battle of various ideologies of political and social organization was over. Fascism was vanquished after World War II and the fall of the Iron Curtain and the Soviet Union consummated the victory of Western liberal democracy over other alternatives. It was a flawed thesis and the hubris accompanying that thesis has not been healthy.
#711 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Friday July 21)
#711 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Friday July…
#711 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Friday July 21)
Good morning, THE END OF HISTORY In 1992, Francis Fukuyama wrote a book entitled “The End of History and the Last Man.” It posited that, with the emancipation of Eastern Europe and the fall of the Soviet Union, the battle of various ideologies of political and social organization was over. Fascism was vanquished after World War II and the fall of the Iron Curtain and the Soviet Union consummated the victory of Western liberal democracy over other alternatives. It was a flawed thesis and the hubris accompanying that thesis has not been healthy.