The Conservative Craving for Anti-Intellectual Stew
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"History is analogous to the morality of a human being: throughout life, our decisions, both good and bad, shape our moral palette, presumably for the better. If our character is not tested, we, at times, may stray into practicing morally questionable behaviors—and the same goes for a nation state. A nation (i.e. its citizens), like a person, needs to understand its historical triumphs, as well as its historical stigmas; a country shapes policy, and structures its morality, around what it learns from its morally reprehensible mistakes. Without constructive self-criticism, we may, as a nation, repeat historical atrocities—this, however, can be prevented with a balanced presentation of key historical events, whereby our children are exposed to both aspects of American Exceptionalism, and of course: instances of American moral failure."
