How the Future Shapes Our National History with Heather Cox Richardson
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The Future Informs How We View the Past
The future really does change the way we think about the past. What historians will say will depend a lot on what happens. If America tosses democracy overboard and embraces Christian nationalism or fascism, they will look at this period as a certain kind of birth that the country has finally given up on democracy. The Confederacy finally has taken over American democracy and turned the country into something else. It had its roots all along but didn't ultimately flower until 2024.
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