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.
Greece is such a symptom of dumb! They actually elected communists to power. I think it is the first time in history when communists have gotten to power by elections. I very much hope that Europe gives the Greeks a good punch on their nose. I don’t feel sorry for the Greeks if that happens as nobody put a gun on their head to elect the commies.