The past as a foreign country to understand I would agree, but once translated it looks very familiar. Many of the institutions and laws created during this progressive era you are referring to are with us today either directly or indirectly. Ideas of defending civilization never left the political discourse.
Dear Dan Gardner, thanks for this. Indeed, the ad from 100 years ago does seem very foreign to contemporary America. I will link to it on my post, "Is the Past ‘A Foreign Country’?
The past as a foreign country to understand I would agree, but once translated it looks very familiar. Many of the institutions and laws created during this progressive era you are referring to are with us today either directly or indirectly. Ideas of defending civilization never left the political discourse.
Dear Dan Gardner, thanks for this. Indeed, the ad from 100 years ago does seem very foreign to contemporary America. I will link to it on my post, "Is the Past ‘A Foreign Country’?
History can be scary and gruesome. But we need to learn it to understand the human condition and our own capacity for great and horrible behavior." https://jimbuie.substack.com/p/is-the-past-a-foreign-country?s=w