They can’t go too far or they end up like Us with the liberal constantly brow beating White Kids whose ancestors came AFTER the civil war for having slaves and like the Germans who have been beaten upside the head so much for what Hitler did that they are on a Suicidal march into the oblivion of their own culture.
National and Cultural Pride that may ignore the sins of their ancestors vs. Multi-Generational backwards looking Guilt Mongering stealing the future of a Country’s children
I’ll take the FIRST OPTION EVERY TIME!
I understand your concerns about hyper political correctness, GraceG - but taken the other extreme, where would something like toleration of outright Holocaust denial (for example) take us as a human race?
For the most part I believe America does a good job of confronting our dark pages transparently and with open debate. And this is one of the keys to our enduring strength as a nation.
And we HAVE made progress from Civil War times, Jim Crow days, etc...That should be acknowledged.