Recent elections for the European Parliament are just one example of the push-back on globalization and the uncertainties it creates. Unwilling to accept or threatened by change, many people seek the status quo, even hungering for a by-gone 'golden age' lodged in their imagination. This is in no way new; throughout the Middle Ages, populations in Western Europe looked backwards and their aim was to restore the past. It was only as a result of the 'Age of Discovery' in the 16th century that minds shifted, appreciating that a larger world perhaps offered potential for a new era of invention and prosperity.
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