I like your analysis Mr. Fukuyama!

I would like to see a panel with you and Matthew Dowd on these issues. Excellent insights. Thank you.

I would say part of the problem is lose of trust in the institutions (government ,media ,academic) to work for the people

@AugustusBohn0

2 жыл бұрын

more specifically, institutions have done little in the way of maintaining that trust. it's the obligation of institutions to be trust*worthy* first.

one of the best lecture.. just amazing..

I love this man!

Populism is opportunism. It is the nero mentality that rejoices as the whole society descends into chaos and conflict. These leaders seize the moment when the economy hits it's worst phase... economic systems are not fair to everyone and people face poverty. When they want to blame someone for their poverty instead of the system they resonate with the populist becoz it's easier to blame innocent people in another community than to demand accountability from their own government..which they wud have done if they had real courage. No one goes up against their real oppressors. Even in a school..teachers lash out n punish their students when the real thing that angers them are the school s unfair policies and low pay.

@NoorFatima-xy9py

2 жыл бұрын

According to Fukuyama, list three countries where it is present and with what impact in those countries. Mention the leaders as well.

@LA-kc7ev

8 ай бұрын

Can't agree. There is no rejoicing as the "whole society descends into chaos" but a yearning for its reverse, integrity. But populism is also a mandate of the "people versus the elites" (who have led society into chaos) and a distrust of the very institutions that enable the checks and balances necessary to the continuation of liberal democracy as democracy.

Very thought-provoking

Nationalism and tribalism are the two most powerful ideologies on earth! The evidence for that is when economic hardships hit people they turn to them!

@Indianlogic

Жыл бұрын

I see opposite, now that people have mostly stomach full they can afford the luxury to go this way ... In the past times when winning bread itself was the issue for most people they use to vote wisely to actually improve their condition not for rhetorics.

What is the use of democracy when people are suffering from poverty and unaffordable medicine?

@muskduh

4 жыл бұрын

exactly, leftist politics is a scam!

@YuSooKey

4 жыл бұрын

@Natural Philosophy Maybe it's progressively centrist with technocratic leanings.

@lordbeerus6384

3 жыл бұрын

Shut up, commie

@kenijuhua8086

3 жыл бұрын

The realistic democracy is just an illusion of freedom.

@maxwelljarowey2612

3 жыл бұрын

Democracy (at lest when working well) helps fix poverty and Medicare among other thing it still worth fighting for But yes poverty and Medicare still need to be fixed but it is never easy

Looks like Weiwei Zhang has won the debate, Mr.Fukuyama.

@usenlim

3 жыл бұрын

how ?

Francis Fukuyama has my power of attorney for all intents and purposes.

His comments on Hungary threatening the stability in this part of Europe is ridiculous. The instability was started by Germany. I would like to see whether Americans would prefer to have Orban or Biden as their leader. I have a guess already.

@robertortiz-wilson1588

4 ай бұрын

True. Delusional.

Is everyone moving in their own direction is better, or, everyone moving in one? Once a government is elected on a proposed agenda, why must they need to justify the very same objectives to those who didn't vote for them?

@socrateos

Жыл бұрын

"Is everyone moving in their own direction is better, or, everyone moving in one? " Neither. You do not want anarchy but you do not want dictatorship either. And that's why we want Liberal Democracy.

I came here because Slavoj Zizek said Fukuyama is an honest conservative in his estimation. I am thoroughly disappointed to say the least. Sounds like an MSNBC 'conservative'. If you think distrust the intelligence communities (three letter institutions) is somehow destabilizing, you have missed the mark.

Has Fukuyama ever been right about anything he's ever analyzed or predicted?

@michaelboulos3272

Жыл бұрын

The sarcasm is so thick I almost thought you were serious

Bit of a strawman on the populism front

It's an interesting analysis but unfortunately replete with straw men as is often the way when people want to attack Nationalism. Misrepresenting your enemy makes him easier to attack.

I would argue that Fukuyama is being rather one-sided in his view of the populist figure as an inherent threat to society's institutions. He is correct about the importance of institutions within society. However, I also consider the overall goal of all institutions as the common good of society.

@bergsygmail

8 ай бұрын

This is a little late, but... Zack, I think that you are wrong, badly wrong, on the facts. I emphasize, on the facts. Except for government institutions (and many would not agree with that exception) most institutions are founded, and operate, to attain goals that are shared by the founders, who are almost always promoting the interests of some group or groups. That's why they found them!!! In theory, the idea of democracy is to have a government that mediates among the often-conflicting goals of the various groups. It is very clearly not the people as individuals to whom a democratic government responds, but rather the groups that the individuals form to advance their own goals. Just look around you!

The Elite strikes back! The Enemy explains why we're their real enemy.

this is what makes me lose sleep at night......