http://mises.org/Community/blogs/brainpolice/archive/2008/03/09/traditionalism-as-stagnation.aspxIn my understanding, appealing to tradition (particularly for its own sake) causes the stagnation of society. All human progress has resulted from deviation from prior &quot;norms&quot; or &quot;traditions&quot;. In my view, a conservative view of historyenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://mises.org/Community/blogs/brainpolice/archive/2008/03/09/traditionalism-as-stagnation.aspx#24437Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:49:54 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:24437Brainpolice<p>I don't see how you get that from my post. I'm not saying that such things should be coercively prohibited at all. I'm basically saying that they will tend to naturally become obsolete in a free society over a period of social evolution.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://mises.org/Community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=24437" width="1" height="1">http://mises.org/Community/blogs/brainpolice/archive/2008/03/09/traditionalism-as-stagnation.aspx#24267Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:15:23 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:24267abc<p>Nice blog, but I object tradition too. I also object culture such as American Idol, television, etc. I object social gatherings and collectivist actions too. I object music because it is a type of culture. But your blog post seems like you want to coercively prohibit culture and religion (although it is not).</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://mises.org/Community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=24267" width="1" height="1">http://mises.org/Community/blogs/brainpolice/archive/2008/03/09/traditionalism-as-stagnation.aspx#21581Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:36:07 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:21581Donny with an A<p>If you haven't read Mill's essay On Liberty, you might want to give it a look. &nbsp;His discussion of this issue there is excellent.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://mises.org/Community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=21581" width="1" height="1">