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This article is fairly myopic and overly congratulatory about the history of the US. Phrases such as:

"The history of the United States can be read as one such virtuous circle."

"Historically, the United States has enjoyed higher social mobility than Europe"

"IN the early 19th century, the United States was one of the most egalitarian societies on the planet."

"For Jefferson, this equality was at the heart of American exceptionalism: “Can any condition of society be more desirable than this?”

Would seem to completely ignore the history and even the existence of African Americans and their experiences in this supposedly classless society.



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