During the Great Depression, unemployment in the United States exceeded 20%, with millions of people out of work and a disrupted global order with rising communism and fascism, yet Americans did not vote for a dictator but rather for Franklin Roosevelt and stayed within democratic bounds.
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Francis FukuyamaEvidence Quote
“the unemployment rate in the United States was over 20%. Uh you had uh you know, millions and millions of people out of work... they voted for Franklin Roosevelt and they stayed well within the bounds of you know a recognizable democracy.”
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Francis Fukuyama: Why Global Order Is Breaking Down And Why the “End of History” Never Happened— Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik PreslCreated: 8/12/2026, 5:52:02 PM
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