Myths Of Rugged Individualism

Supposedly it was rugged individualism that pushed the frontier ever westward and made the continent safe for ruggedly individualistic entrepreneurs to build the most spectacular economy the world has ever seen.

Myths of rugged individualism.

The light bulb goes off and in a moment of inspiration he invents the light bulb. Rugged individualism is a myth. The american dream is really a myth cooked up by self centered people who see no contradiction between praising the bravery of mirgrants and hunting. In america today your life chances depend largely on how you started where you grew up and how much your parents earned.

The principle of rugged individualism is one of the foundational myths of american culture. In america today your life chances depend largely on how you started where you grew up and how much your parents earned. Like perhaps all myths this rugged individualism mythology is about what people want to believe whether it s true or not. Individualism is a good thing.

Our culture likes the story of this lone inventor genius toiling away in his lonely lab until eureka. It has lent itself to the companion myth of american exceptionalism because that thinking goes with our ruggedly individualistic mythology that this country has been raised above all others and it is our destiny to enforce our hegemony. They were helped a great deal by the government and a strong community spirit. The myth of the rugged individual.

The specious philosophy of rugged individualism has caused much ill to this country. Early americans built this land on rugged individualism. The myth of the rugged individual. We all have origin myths and ours needs revising.

If everyone thinks they re on their own it s easier for the powerful to dismantle unions unravel safety nets and slash taxes for the wealthy. It matters not whether it s seen or being divorced from the predominant reality unseen. More than anything however crediting edison alone plays into our american mythos of rugged individualism. As such it is an article of faith.

The specious philosophy of rugged individualism has caused much ill to this country.