If you want to keep a house painted white, you have to keep painting it white. Society does get more progressive and ethical, but it's only one coat of paint.

If you want to keep a house painted white, you have to keep painting it white. Society does get more progressive and ethical, but it's only one coat of paint. America had a real fresh coat of paint after the Civil War, Civil Rights, and progressive reform movements of the early 20th century. The things you are mentioning is the in between periods between new coats of paint. We're sort of due for one. And, yes, that coat of paint will start to look yellow and chipped too, where you'll notice all the failed promises.