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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
My own view is that sweeping generalizations about the nature of history (particularly ultra-teleological visions like this one) tend to be wrong.
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I read the Fukiyama book and wasn't impressed, so I agree with you. I'd LIKE to think liberal democracy will eventually oust all other forms of government, but assuming it is an inevitable process does indeed smack of Marxism.
I think totalitarianism will be harder and harder to implement, but authoritarian forms of government will remain attractive to underdeveloped nations for the traditional reasons, and so military juntas, fanatic clerics, and technocrats will afflict the world for the forseeable future.