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Chapter 5: Two calendars (Gregorian & Hijri) (31)
145 Two books: “The End of History and the Last Man” & ”The Clash of
Civilization and the Remaking of World Order” (5/5)
During the Republican governments from President Ronald Reagan in 1981 to President George H. W. Bush in 1993, people believed that United States was undoubtedly correct. They also convinced that God chose them and gave the mission for world peace. The United States made the Soviet Union to withdraw from Afghanistan and promoted reunification of the East and West Germany. The United States supported Saddam Hussein of Iraq of the secular regime in the Iran-Iraq war. In the field of economy, they forced other countries the globalization through free trade. The United States became the most powerful country in the world.
"The End of History and the Last Man" by
Prof. Fukuyama traced the real history. But Prof. Fukuyama never said that
history would end. He said that the world after the Cold War was the beginning
of the final chapter of history where democracy and market economy might be unified
to the one ideology. He claimed eschatology at the end of the 20th century.
This made his book the best-seller.
The United States overthrew the Hussein dictatorship
in Iraq in the Gulf War by force. Rulers of the Arab and Muslim countries
trembled. The United States intended to materialize Prof. Fukuyama's idea in the
Middle East in 21st century. However, Prof. Huntington challenged the
philosophy of Prof. Fukuyama through "The Clash of Civilization and the
Remaking of World Order". Unfortunately, 9/11 terrorism at the beginning
of the 21st century proved the prediction of Prof. Huntington.
(To be continued
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(From an ordinary citizen in the
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