We like to believe we are civilized. History suggests otherwise. In this provocative book, Gary Hewitt argues that humanity never outgrew its emotional childhood. The evidence is everywhere: political tantrums, leaders driven by insecurity, tribal identities masquerading as morals, and cultures terrified of uncertainty.
• When fear rises, we choose strongmen. • When trust dies, imagination fills the gap. • When truth is hidden, conspiracy becomes faith.
You Are Not Civilized exposes the psychology behind our most destructive behaviors-obedience, denial, projection, moral outsourcing-and shows why civilizations stumble into fascism, fanaticism, and fantasy when adulthood is avoided
