The Epilogue / The Saturn and Beyond
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Events described in this paper may or may not come to pass. Scenarios depicted in here are wonderings of a politically inquisitive mind. In this essay as in all science fiction the author’s imagination is the only thing that limits the subject’s boundaries. Political science not unlike science fiction is speculative at best it tries to predict what mankind can change or accomplish in the years to come. While politics can not be saved from itself – in defense of science fiction it is worth to note that the “De la Terre a la Lune” by Jules Verne was dismissed as pure fantasy when it was published in 1865. History has since redeemed Verne’s adventurous thinking proving the old adage that one should never say never. In other words let it be science fiction or political science: status quo is not forever.
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This book forwards the reader to 2055. It is a political science fiction (or perhaps ramblings of a politically ‘incorrect’ and inquisitive mind). Not unlike political science at large the theme of this composition is presumptive and speculative at best. It poses the question why and how the United States of America destroyed itself and what kind of world order followed its demise.
This ‘out in space’ episode takes place in 2113 when advances of science enable humanity to shed most of its handicaps. Millions of miles from Earth and covering unimaginably large distances mankind however, still struggle to define its role in the universe.
About the Author
Born in Hungary Steven Fazekas was raised and educated behind the 'Iron Curtain'. His eventual escape to the West at the height of the Cold War was more than an eye opener. Since having lived in many Western European and African countries Steven had the chance to study and analyze liberal democracies, dictatorships and an apartheid regime.
Residing in the United States since 1987 Steven had ample opportunities to compare and contrast American democracy to other political and social systems. 'The Epilogue' is his take on the projected outcome of the American experience.
Steven's other work also included in this volume 'The Saturn and Beyond' is another political science fiction which deals with mankind's struggle to find its place (moral and physical) in the universe.