Yeah ... I don’t really know whether to put this one down to stupidity or malice. I remember that many people sincerely believed this “end of history” thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_History_and_the_Last_Man
The EU’s attempt to transcend sovereignty and traditional power politics by establishing a transnational rule of law is much more in line with a “post-historical” world than the Americans’ continuing belief in God, national sovereignty, and their military.[5]///
I have to disagree with him here. Europe’s abandonment of Christianity has left it weakened and in my opinion one of two outcomes will occur, Muslim takeover of Europe or another European war. I now the second sounds crazy but Greece asking for a quarter trillion war reparations is not a good sign. Also the rise of nationalism and Germany’s huge advantage over the other countries is leaving bitterness everywhere.
Fukuyama also warned of “political decay”, which he wrote could also affect established democracies like the United States, in which corruption and crony capitalism erode liberty and economic opportunity. Nevertheless, he expressed his continued belief that “the power of the democratic ideal remains immense...
This I agree with.