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duckworth969

(1,296 posts) Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:08 PM Jan 10

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 10 OP

Can you summarize? After all, this is the "End of history" guy, right? JHB Jan 10 #1

"Let a hundred Rotary Clubs bloom! Let a thousand branding efforts contend!!" hatrack Jan 10 #3

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

Kick dalton99a Jan 10 #2

Kick for visibility Easterncedar Jan 10 #4

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

JHB

(38,049 posts)

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

Reply to duckworth969 (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:14 PM

Jan 10

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

hatrack

(64,470 posts)

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

Reply to JHB (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:28 PM

Jan 10

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

(1,242 posts)

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

Reply to hatrack (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 01:16 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.