The point is, “some events in which ideology plays a big part” often turn out to be hugely consequential, while the state of “politics don’t matter” frequently turns out to be just a temporary holding pattern. Nassim Taleb in particular is very fond of pointing out that extreme black swan events actually account for much of observed variation in many fields.
As to the totalitarian side of the spectrum, it’s just the bloodiest side in recent history...
The point is, “some events in which ideology plays a big part” often turn out to be hugely consequential, while the state of “politics don’t matter” frequently turns out to be just a temporary holding pattern. Nassim Taleb in particular is very fond of pointing out that extreme black swan events actually account for much of observed variation in many fields.
As to the totalitarian side of the spectrum, it’s just the bloodiest side in recent history...