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The liberal international order is slowly coming apart. Its collapse could be sudden and irreversible. (www.economist.com)

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Show me the collapse of a large governmental structure that wound up with a better replacement. France is on their fifth republic since the revolution. The liberal order is collapsing into authoritarianism and conflict. That will continue for some time I'm guessing.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

French Revolution, Haitian Revolution, Russian Revolution, Cuban Revolution, Chinese Revolution, American Revolution, etc.

Typically Revolutions happen because existing conditions were abysmal, they don't happen randomly or for no reason. Even if what takes the place of the previous state is flawed or highly flawed, what replaces it is usually better to much better, assuming it collapsed via revolution and not external conflict or internal collapse.