America has changed significantly since that time for the better much better. The fourteenth amendment in particular changed the US in fundamental ways (one of

America has changed significantly since that time for the better much better. The fourteenth amendment in particular changed the US in fundamental ways (one of which was birthright citizenship). > we were a big open country with no welfare state One of the countless ways we are better country today then in the past. No social security, no Medicare > But it’s a retcon. It's an evolution and a vast improvement