Ah the good old golden age, back in the days things were so much better. What a load of bs. Not sure if this is part of the article, I couldn’t read it. There

Ah the good old golden age, back in the days things were so much better. What a load of bs. Not sure if this is part of the article, I couldn’t read it. There are plenty of flaws to the modern western world order, and the culture wars and moral posturing can often go overboard no doubt, but it is vastly better than what came before. These arguments are nothing new and have been made many times before to justify bringing in an oppressive authoritarian new regime, be careful what you wish for. 1. The older culture was aristocratic and saw rewards as inherited or given by divine right. The newer culture aims to even access to opportunities for all. Performance is still prized and rewarded, and more so than before because achievement is more open to all. 2. The older culture sought status and was cruel to the disadvantaged. The newer culture still seeks status, sometimes from competence, but also tries to be caring to the disadvantaged. 3. Oh please, the older “manly” culture is the most conformist by its very nature, if you are not manly enough you will be spurned or worse. The ones constantly attacking anyone standing out are the same people always decrying the loss of “real men” and calling for making things great as they were in a completely unrealistic always idyllic golden age. I could go on the rest of these points but they are so asinine.