So, in the political sphere, reason has trumped both faith in an unattainable goal and self-delusion about the consequences of its pursuit. Authoritarian party-states, such as China and Vietnam, survive, but not through commitment to communism.
因此在政治范畴内，理性既战胜了那种追求遥不可及目标的信念，也击败了那种为这一追求而放弃某些权利的自欺欺人之举。虽然中国和越南这类独裁政党统治下的国家最终生存了下来，但这并不是通过笃行共产主义那一套，而是依靠由国家主导的资本主义来发展经济，最终保住了自己的统治合法性。