From 72c6d4357229630f8a8f986c12baeca34088481b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeffrey Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:32:24 +0000 Subject: Published: /library/transgender-revolt-there-is-no-end-of-history-en #29059 * 2024-07-21T22:32:41 Wrote a piece of anarchist theory on "The end of history". -- transgenderrevolt * 2024-07-21T22:39:00 Anarchist theory arguing that history does not have an end point. -- transgenderrevolt * 2024-12-10T00:32:20 #DELETED DELETED no source, submitted to wiki and not main website -- jeffrey --- ...nsgender-revolt-there-is-no-end-of-history-2.png | Bin 0 -> 84680 bytes ...gender-revolt-there-is-no-end-of-history-en.muse | 20 +++++++++++++------- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) create mode 100644 t/tr/t-r-transgender-revolt-there-is-no-end-of-history-2.png (limited to 't/tr') diff --git a/t/tr/t-r-transgender-revolt-there-is-no-end-of-history-2.png b/t/tr/t-r-transgender-revolt-there-is-no-end-of-history-2.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f5f3b05 Binary files /dev/null and b/t/tr/t-r-transgender-revolt-there-is-no-end-of-history-2.png differ diff --git a/t/tr/transgender-revolt-there-is-no-end-of-history-en.muse b/t/tr/transgender-revolt-there-is-no-end-of-history-en.muse index 0e9ef96..e6c2f40 100644 --- a/t/tr/transgender-revolt-there-is-no-end-of-history-en.muse +++ b/t/tr/transgender-revolt-there-is-no-end-of-history-en.muse @@ -1,27 +1,31 @@ +#cover t-r-transgender-revolt-there-is-no-end-of-history-2.png #title There is no End of History #author Transgender Revolt #lang en #pubdate 2024-07-21T22:05:25 #authors Transgender Revolt +#DELETED DELETED no source, submitted to wiki and not main website -* There is no End of History +** There is no End of History -In 1992 the political scientist Francis Fukuyama released his book “The End of History and the Last Man”. In his controversial book, Fukuyama declared Western liberal democracy to be the final form of human social organization. Fukuyama reached this conclusion by analyzing the events of the Cold War and seeing liberal democracy win out over the failure of Marxism. Fukuyama argued that no other system would triumph. He argued that any form of government to exist in the future would be a modification of liberal capitalist democracy. +In 1992 the political scientist Francis Fukuyama released his book The End of History and the Last Man. In his controversial book, Fukuyama declared Western liberal democracy to be the final form of human social organization. Fukuyama reached this conclusion by analyzing the events of the Cold War and seeing liberal democracy win out over the failure of Marxism. Fukuyama argued that no other system would triumph. He argued that any form of government to exist in the future would be a modification of liberal capitalist democracy. -Without reading “The End of History and the Last Man”, unconsciously, the average person is a Fukuyamaist. Many believe that liberal capitalist democracy is the ultimate form of human social organization. Many believe that the current society is fused to the laws of reality rather than being a historically contingent system. Envisioning a better world is seen as too “idealistic”. There is a cynical resignation to the current order despite the widespread recognition that it is deeply flawed and in decay. +Without reading The End of History and the Last Man, unconsciously, the average person is a Fukuyamaist. Many believe that liberal capitalist democracy is the ultimate form of human social organization. Many believe that the current society is fused to the laws of reality rather than being a historically contingent system. Envisioning a better world is seen as too “idealistic”. There is a cynical resignation to the current order despite the widespread recognition that it is deeply flawed and in decay. If we put Fukuyama’s thesis to the test, is it true? What if the society that we live in is not inevitable? What if the world that we live in is deeply unnatural? What if another world is possible? What if we could strive for something much better? When you put the “end of history” narrative to the test, it is obvious Fukuyama is a charlatan and hack. The “end of history” narrative that many believe is not only deeply pernicious but completely unfounded. There is no End of History! -* Kill the Clock in your Head +** Kill the Clock in your Head + The best word to describe the problem within the “end of history” myth is that it is “chronocentric”. Chronocentrism is a term coined by the sociologist Jib Fowles, defined as "the egotism that one's own generation is poised on the very cusp of history". When chronocentric thinking is discarded the astonishing possibilities for a better world are opened up. -The “end of history” myth can be attractive because humans unconsciously have a chronocentric perception of the world. It is difficult for the human brain to comprehend how minuscule the current moment is in the course of human history. Humanity, if it destroys itself due to nuclear war, could live for hundreds of thousands of more years. Many cannot comprehend that we are active, not passive agents in the course of shaping human history. The “End of History Myth” is a collective delusion that needs to be shattered. +The “end of history” myth can be attractive because humans unconsciously have a chronocentric perception of the world. It is difficult for the human brain to comprehend how minuscule the current moment is in the course of human history. Humanity, if it does not destroy itself due to nuclear war, could live for hundreds of thousands of more years. Many cannot comprehend that we are active, not passive agents in the course of shaping human history. The “End of History Myth” is a collective delusion that needs to be shattered. Humans have lived for 300,000 years. States have existed for 5,500 years. Capitalism has existed for 500 years. We exist in a blip of human history. Assuming that the present moment is the ultimate culmination of history is like a fish assuming that its fishbowl is the universe. The only constant in history is change. The only sensible position to argue is that the world would look much different in the future than it does today. The end of history has been declared many times and has always been proven to be false. There is no such thing as an end to history; anybody who suggests that the current system is the final form of human social organization should not be taken seriously. Kill the clock in your head! -* Anthropology and Utopia +** Anthropology and Utopia + Anthropology is the antithesis of the “end of history” myth. Utilizing a scientific methodology, anthropology definitively proves other worlds are possible. It shows that many ideas shrugged off as “utopian” are grounded in evidence. Many believe that the world that exists is “natural”. An Anthropological perspective rips to shreds some of the most deeply held assumptions in politics. @@ -29,7 +33,9 @@ Our current world is deeply unnatural. There have been times when democracy, cor Anthropology shows that there are thousands of other ways. The ancient city of Teotihuacan, with a population of 120,000 in 200 CE, shows that large-scale societies can be remarkably egalitarian. Estimates put the work week of the Kalahari bushmen at 15 hours. Gift economies, such as those that appear in the Trobriand Islands of Papa New Guinea, illustrate living examples of communist economic arrangements. Stateless societies, such as the Zomia region in Southeast Asia, demonstrate that humans can live peacefully without governments. Hunter-gatherers live joyous lives without consumerism and Eurocentric notions of “progress”. Stateless societies, such as the Zomia region in Southeast Asia, demonstrate that humans don’t need governments. Those who say that another world isn’t possible are factually wrong. The overwhelming evidence of anthropology and archaeology suggests otherwise. -* Destination Anarchy! +** Destination Anarchy + + The “end of history” myth is not unique to Fukuyama. Most political philosophies are profoundly foolish because they imply an end goal to the vast duration of the human species. They do not discard the “end of history” myth but reinvent another “end of history” myth. Anarchism is the only political philosophy that rejects chronocentric thought. Rudolf Rocker states “I am an Anarchist not because I believe Anarchism is the final goal, but because there is no such thing as a final goal”. -- cgit v1.2.3