[redcarpet]

they would welcome the opportunity to be given social democratic institutions with strong welfare systems.

Such a statement is not true, and it is obvious that any attempt to force such institutions would be rejected

I said nothing about forcing. Talking obviously through internal political evolution

[Fasces]

Is social democracy the end-stage of this evolution, or will it go further, in your view? Are we at the end of our Hegelian progression of history?

[redcarpet]

Is social democracy the end-stage of this evolution

How can we know that atm? I hope socialism is, social democracy isn't good enough for me. Both its economic and political systems.

[Fasces]

I was asking a question on what you believed, out of curiosity. I am not trying to trap you.

You believe that, if through internal political cycles, we all evolve naturally to social democracy. Do you also believe it stops there, regardless of your hopes? Is social democracy the natural end point of all civilizations?

[redcarpet]

You believe that, if through internal political cycles, we all evolve naturally to social democracy.

Who knows what the final form of society most or all nation-states will have in humanities' last years, I don't. I hope we get past the social democratic phase. It's had around 1 and a half centuries' development, if we go as far back as Bismark's welfare state reforms. I hope it's socialist at the end of the day, and a peaceful world that doesn't undermine domestic political systems for corporate gain, but that's just a hope.