Yuval Noah Harari

And if we recognize these shared characteristics and interests, in many cases, it just makes more sense to cooperate than to compete and to fight.

And by cooperating, we can build a world which will be better for everybody.

This was the basic liberal story.

As of 2026, we can look back and say it's failing.

It hasn't failed completely.

But according to many measures, we are still living in probably the best time in history.

It's collapsing, but it's this kind of amazing house in which all of humanity is living.

And the systems are still sort of running, like the water, the sewage.

Nobody takes care of them anymore.

But they were built in such a robust way that even though we don't maintain them, they still function well.

But within a year, five years, 10 years, you know, if you live in a house and nobody maintains it, eventually it collapses.

And then it's too late.

Yeah, that's a very, very important point.

Liberalism does not believe in redemption.

You look at the grand historical visions of religions like Christianity or Islam or Judaism.

You look at ideology, secular ideologies like fascism and communism.

They all believe in redemption.

They all believe that eventually history will reach a final destination where everything will be perfect.

Liberalism does not believe it, that there is no redemption, at least not on earth.

There will always be problems and tensions and conflicts.