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duckworth969

(1,354 posts) Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:08 AM Jan 11

Frankly Fukuyama "Don't Catastrophize, T**** is Weakening"

Generally positive outlook on recovering from the Chump regime.

His talk is earnest and never flags. IMHO, it’s worth the 16’.

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Frankly Fukuyama "Don't Catastrophize, T**** is Weakening" (Original Post) duckworth969 Jan 11 OP

Can you summarize? After all, this is the "End of history" guy, right? JHB Jan 11 #1

"Let a hundred Rotary Clubs bloom! Let a thousand branding efforts contend!!" hatrack Jan 11 #3

Indeed. Frans Fukuyama is seldom correct about anything, DJ Synikus Makisimus Jan 11 #6

Kick dalton99a Jan 11 #2

Kick for visibility Easterncedar Jan 11 #4

I didn't know he was still alive fujiyamasan Jan 11 #5

JHB

(38,221 posts)

1. Can you summarize? After all, this is the "End of history" guy, right?

Reply to duckworth969 (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:14 AM

Jan 11

Doesn't have the best track record for gazing forward.

hatrack

(64,909 posts)

3. "Let a hundred Rotary Clubs bloom! Let a thousand branding efforts contend!!"

Reply to JHB (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:28 AM

Jan 11

35 years ago, we beat Russia in the Cold War.

Yeah. We conquered a kleptocracy suffering simultaneously from Korsakoff's Syndrome and Alzheimer's. Huzzah.

USA. USA. USA. USA. USA. USA.

Now, on to the looting.

Now we fucking are Russia, in the chop shop, up on the jacks and waiting to be parted out.

DJ Synikus Makisimus

(1,438 posts)

6. Indeed. Frans Fukuyama is seldom correct about anything,

Reply to hatrack (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:16 AM

Jan 11

but he's always right (wing). Folks have been making a serious attempt to rehabilitate him lately. I can't imagine why, but he looks to be monetizing it.