Lorenzo, for all you know, a utopian concept is an unachievable concept. Political leaders would not use utopian concept as a vision. Generally,political leaders are more pragmatic and realistic.
You are a history buff right? It can also be viewed that there are both dark ages and times of peace in human history.
If you submit to the ideals of N. Michiavelle, then you have a different understanding of peace.
Peace is interpreted in different means. In the united nations, the new name for peace is development. If we constrain ourselves only to the present reality, then we cannot visualize a sustainable peace.
If you have a conservative understanding of peace, then it is utopian concept. If you have a liberal and sociological perspective of peace, then it is possible.
There were segments of the human history where peace and unity were achieved.
One has to be both idealistic and realistic, less we fall into the gloom of complete nihilism.
Many of the revolutionary changes in human history were based on utopiac concept of equality, egalitarianism, fraternity, and liberty. The great European Enlightenment thinkers such as Voltaire (who famously chimed in, "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend your right to say it to the death."), Francis Bacon, John Locke, Jefferson, Rousseau were influential in the awakening of colonies.
Why, the birth of the United States was by all means a response by the American people against British taxation without representation. The revolution against Britain was influenced by Locke's work and emphasis of the people's right to remove a government whose actions were contraindicative to the demands and the will of the people. As well as the safeguarding of the sanctity of the unalienable right to peace, prosperity, equality.
Why even the French Revolution of the late 18th century, was in effect a processes of the French people acting on the ideas of utopianism--based on the concept of Equality, Egalitarianism, Fraternity. The deposition of French absolute monarchy and the aristocracy for a republican democracy--with ideals that resound the works of the great Enlightenment Thinkers.
Why even our own Jose P. Rizal, made reference to the Great Enlightenment. His vision of LA FILIPINAS, though symbolic of the virgin Pre-Hispanic Philippines was on all counts and purposes a Utopiac vision. Where Filipinos would have the right to rule themselves--the right to acquire property, the right to speak their minds, their right to defend themselves before a court of law.
One can dare say, Roy, that indeed, utopianistic concepts , by all counts purposes, shape the classical epoch, the victorian epoch and which holds influence to the present--thereby establishing or established precedent.
Governments should always retain a sense of utopiac idealism at the same time realistic logicalism.
Else fall into the morose of political and social nihilism.
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