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The first is just lazy modernity. I'm a big fan of this one, because I *like* modernity, so I am ok with finding excuses for anachronistic toilets and foodstuffs.

But there is also a streak of historical idealization that can show up. This can include "Romans were awesome!", which is shaky but has a logic. It also can include folks who think that kings were the right idea because they can only imagine themselves at the top of the social stack.