Not really, but it can be delusional.

The past may be romanticised but I remember my parents, aunts and uncles telling how great it was to live through the Great Depression and the WW2 era. Of course I lived through the 60's with all of the turmoil, have been through 4 economic recessions, including the last *great recession*

I fail to see the policies of the past I would want to conserve -- so I just don't see the reason in their position.

Moving forward with better values learned from the less than glorious past makes more sense to me ...