Communism as a stage on the way to capitalism

[Cassandra]

EDIT: I would go so far as to claim that EoH looks increasingly relevant today (as does its counterpart, Clash of Civilizations).

Would you be willing to expand?


Regarding the OP, that's certainly true, communist revolutions in agrarian countries ended up being vehicles for industrial modernization. Thems the breaks.

[Cassandra]

EDIT: I would go so far as to claim that EoH looks increasingly relevant today (as does its counterpart, Clash of Civilizations).

Would you be willing to expand?

While I admittedly was saying something intentionally provocative, let's have at it...

Regarding End of History, which, on its surface, is harder to defend in Current Era:
0) I've read the article multiple times but have only listened to about half of the book, that said...
1) Fukuyama I think lays out a fairly convincing foundational argument for the forward progression of history in light of the fact that, while humanity has previously experienced dark ages, barring nuclear catastrophe (or something correspondingly destructive) we are likely "locked-in" to the continued accumulation of knowledge and progression of science. Additionally, he is not quite so rosy-eyed as made out to be, anticipating (a) that conflict will continue, and (b) there will still be attractive challenges to liberal democracy. With all that in mind, if we are to regard him as having been wrong, I think we are left with an interesting challenge in regards to why he was wrong.  I don't think a  market crash or even a horribly destructive terrorist attack by themselves invalidate his claims, though the challenge posed by China is something different (to be discussed below).

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Thanks for responding, Cath. I have not read either of these articles, though you've rekindled my interest in reading Fukuyama. Your first point has captured my attention. Did Fukuyama take into account climate change in his analysis? That to me seems likely to become the main driver of history in this century.