Note: I’m not claiming everything was prefect or that this universally happened everywhere.
But, broadly, western societies tended to get more inclusive, more open, less jingoistic, more science-positive and less bullshit-believing in this timeframe.
RE: https://flipboard.com/@theatlantic/ideas-m415bvjnz/-/a-9M2WuL7cQn690IFA8CxNKw:a:3199527-/0
I believe someone's confusing "jingoism" for "patriotism."
The 250th birthday of the United States is coming up and many of us are having a tough time feeling celebratory because
*waves hands around at everything*.
To mark the occasion in a decidedly non-jingoistic manner, historian Heather Cox Richardson is producing a series of one-minute videos,
each featuring one of “the many people, places, and events that have built our country
and remind us of the power of each person to make history