My parents lived through segregation and civil rights and keep telling me how much better things are now but I see police violence and voter suppression and I cannot tell who is right about progress.
More people experience this than they realize.
Different lived experiences of historical change can create confusion about the direction of social evolution, obscuring one's own capacity for present-moment discernment.
“Where Are You with Philosophy of history?”
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