History is Endless
It wouldn’t be outlandish to contend that the world today is wholly different than that of a mere twenty-three years ago. Francis Fukuyama, renowned political scientist, political economist, and author, wrote his influential article, “The End of History,” in 1992. In the article Fukuyama predicted that the end of communism spelled the end of any form of political and economic organization alternative to that of democratic liberalism. Democratic liberalism is synonymous with a capitalist democracy, characterized by free markets, fiscal responsibility, and a liberal moral-cultural system. This system is controlled by a democratic political system that has majority support. Such a system is predominantly associated with the …show more content…
In modern times, the main threat to capitalist democracies is terrorism. Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the world-wide “War on Terror” has endured. Two years prior to today, barely anyone in a western country had heard the term ISIS. This perfectly exemplifies how quickly the course of history can change. ISIS (also known as ISIL), is an Islamic extremist group controlling territory in Iraq, Syria, and parts of northern Africa. The group has proclaimed itself to be a worldwide caliphate, calling itself the “Islamic State,” much to the condemnation of the UN and various other governments. Fukuyama writes that “in the contemporary world only Islam has offered a theocratic state as a political alternative to both liberalism and communism. But the doctrine has little appeal for non-muslims.” ISIS has majorly disproved this notion. In fact, many non-muslims from western democracies have left their home countries to join the Islamic State. This trend has been particularly widespread among American and European youth, both male and female. A 17-year old girl from Glasgow left her home in November 2013 to become a recruiter for ISIS, a disappearance possibly linked to the departure of three other English girls traveling to Syria. Such occurrences are due in part to the use of new media by ISIS, such as Twitter and Youtube, which gives the terrorist group a method by which to …show more content…
In such a rapidly evolving and changing world, it is impossible to predict a single acceptable form of political and economic structure in the future. Democratic capitalism is definitely a good system, maybe even the best system, but it is not the only acceptable system. In the modern world, socialist capitalist states, like China, have far surpassed the economies of its western neighbors, and terrorist organizations, such as ISIS, have proved that the doctrine of a theocratic state does have the appeal for non-muslims, and are thus dangerous to the liberal
It wouldn’t be outlandish to contend that the world today is wholly different than that of a mere twenty-three years ago. Francis Fukuyama, renowned political scientist, political economist, and author, wrote his influential article, “The End of History,” in 1992. In the article Fukuyama predicted that the end of communism spelled the end of any form of political and economic organization alternative to that of democratic liberalism. Democratic liberalism is synonymous with a capitalist democracy, characterized by free markets, fiscal responsibility, and a liberal moral-cultural system. This system is controlled by a democratic political system that has majority support. Such a system is predominantly associated with the …show more content…
In modern times, the main threat to capitalist democracies is terrorism. Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the world-wide “War on Terror” has endured. Two years prior to today, barely anyone in a western country had heard the term ISIS. This perfectly exemplifies how quickly the course of history can change. ISIS (also known as ISIL), is an Islamic extremist group controlling territory in Iraq, Syria, and parts of northern Africa. The group has proclaimed itself to be a worldwide caliphate, calling itself the “Islamic State,” much to the condemnation of the UN and various other governments. Fukuyama writes that “in the contemporary world only Islam has offered a theocratic state as a political alternative to both liberalism and communism. But the doctrine has little appeal for non-muslims.” ISIS has majorly disproved this notion. In fact, many non-muslims from western democracies have left their home countries to join the Islamic State. This trend has been particularly widespread among American and European youth, both male and female. A 17-year old girl from Glasgow left her home in November 2013 to become a recruiter for ISIS, a disappearance possibly linked to the departure of three other English girls traveling to Syria. Such occurrences are due in part to the use of new media by ISIS, such as Twitter and Youtube, which gives the terrorist group a method by which to …show more content…
In such a rapidly evolving and changing world, it is impossible to predict a single acceptable form of political and economic structure in the future. Democratic capitalism is definitely a good system, maybe even the best system, but it is not the only acceptable system. In the modern world, socialist capitalist states, like China, have far surpassed the economies of its western neighbors, and terrorist organizations, such as ISIS, have proved that the doctrine of a theocratic state does have the appeal for non-muslims, and are thus dangerous to the liberal