The Illusion of Roots in a Rootless Society The recent debate on traditionalism, sparked by David Brooks's article "History Is Running Backwards," has brought to the forefront the complexities of human psychology and its interaction with changing social factors.
This discussion, while oversimplified by Brooks's argument that people are either stability seeking traditionalists or novelty seeking progressives, has ignited a necessary conversation about the roots of modern society.
The traditionalists' ideology is built on a creation myth rather than historical fact, as Allen Frances aptly pointed out.