I'm surprised that you haven't learned the lessons of history.
I'm not. Refusal to even recognize historical facts is the defining intellectual characteristic of contemporary 'progressive' thought.
"History is so messy, and our hearts are so pure", being their consoling maxim.
"'History is so messy, and our hearts are so pure,' being their consoling maxim."
Yes. Well said and keenly observed.
Refusal to face reality--denial and delusion--define contemporary "progressive" thought. The belief that "our hearts are so pure" requires denial.