it's not about defining, it's about owning that the present is the way it is because of harms inflicted on certain groups. and, knowing that, perhaps finding wa

it's not about defining, it's about owning that the present is the way it is because of harms inflicted on certain groups. and, knowing that, perhaps finding ways to make amends so that the best ideals of the present can be applied to everyone. some groups still do not have opportunities or possibilities because of the ripples of the past. to take your 1619 Project example. generational wealth has vast differences between black families and white families because of Jim Crow. as a society that supposedly prides itself on equal opportunity for all, we have not lived up to that and it creates a dissonance in the ways in which we say we hold certain ideals but act counter to those ideals. since this is HN, if a CEO said one thing and behaved differently, you'd lose faith in that CEO. same thing applies to national image and national identity.