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And I know that can feel like whitewashing the history. Wolpert notes that in some sense it was, that obviously there must have been a great many former collaborators with the Thirty in those Athenian assemblies and juries who were being told 'what they were' was democrats. 4/
But that exercise in self-definition was prescriptive, not descriptive and I think that is too powerful a message for us to give up. We, not the insurrectionists, not the neo-Confederates, *we* are America, and we get to decide what America is today. 5/
And there is tremendous power in redefining the core attributes of a community. People want to fit in! They want to belong. Succeeding in redefining what we 'are' in that vague, metaphysical sense can exert a real pull on what people *do.* 6/
And that's the light that I think efforts by leaders to 'define out' our worst elements should be seen in. Not as an effort in white-washing, but an effort in forward-looking group definition. Because 'we are' exerts a stronger pull on the human mind than 'you should.' 7/
Does that change what America was yesterday? No. Obviously. I'm a historian, I believe in the importance of the past. Nor should past crimes and failures be forgotten. But I draw from the Athenian example the importance of defining ourselves so as to change our future. end/8
Followed you for LOTR military analysis but I’m appreciating your political commentary. People are so cynical trying to define America by its worst actions not realizing that our ideals and marketing material are aspirational.
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