That is true, but the difference between then and now is that, back then, it felt like the world was on an inexorable road to greater open-mindedness. The worl

That is true, but the difference between then and now is that, back then, it felt like the world was on an inexorable road to greater open-mindedness. The world has made progress since you were a teen, but there is also an atmosphere of fear that the world is starting to backslide.