I will not dwell on this. Instead, I turn to a different question that Fukuyama does not address. Clearly, strong governments are needed for countries to have the governance to prosper. Equally, free markets underpin prosperity. But why is it that every rich country is also a liberal democracy subject to rule of law?
They feared the ultimate collectivization of our society where individualism would be significantly diminished or expunged, and the emergence of “Big Brother” would come to define and dominate our lives. 1984, the year, as well as the book made famous by George Orwell in 1949, have come and gone.