All the American exceptionalism and associated lone hero image was fine and dandy till the west was winning in the global stage.The urban culture got imposed on

All the American exceptionalism and associated lone hero image was fine and dandy till the west was winning in the global stage.The urban culture got imposed on every other country of the world and in this model of development it was expected people to go as far as needed from their homes and roots in search of prosperity. It was in a way encouraged for decades and at least two to four generations of these countries grew up embracing this urban nuclear family culture and discarding their own culture of joint families and close ties. Now when the western civilization is on the back foot suddenly we are finding new love for community and close social ties. I am sure tomorrow if we find new riches in the mines of Mars and Saturn , the philosophy of the lone warrior will again be encouraged to recruit a new batch of lonesome spacemen for their decade long journeys to these planets.