Rewriting history removes our ability to learn from the past, which positions us to repeat the same mistakes. A perfectly valid concern often touted. But what i

Rewriting history removes our ability to learn from the past, which positions us to repeat the same mistakes. A perfectly valid concern often touted. But what is more rarely claimed is that we also lose our ability to learn from what societies of the past got right. There is an arrogance of the present where people think we are at the forefront of what's moral and virtuous. That history is a linear progression from wrongdoing, wrong think, and bigotry to a more enlightened present. Yes, I'd say we've made great strides of progress. But I am certain there are many generations of the past that we could learn from, when it comes to morality, virtues and conduct. With every new generation, these things evolve, where old ways are lost and new ways are gained. But not everything gained is always good and not everything old is always bad.