WednesdayJul29,2020at12:01AM

America is, and always will be, a work in progress. We've been evolving, good, bad, positive and negative since its birth.

Obviously we're still experiencing birthing pains that hopefully make us a better, stronger, more cohesive nation for all.

We are diverse, a soup of racial, ethnic, religious, social and cultural differences. These differences are the spices that flavor one of history's most successful countries to become a dominant world leader in so short a period. Every group has contributed to make America great, some at great expense.

There are those who live in the past, politically, economically and socially fearful. They share an inaccurate glamorized history that minimizes or omits exploitation and abuse of Black people, the stealing of lands and slaughter of Native Americans, plus similar abuses of Hispanics, Asian people, Jewish people or anyone perceived as "different."

This group can't or won't let go of a superficial fantasy myth of history. There's nothing glamorous. It's actually quite ugly. For them, eventually they will be forgotten by history's evolution, as the rest of America moves forward into a better future.

Let us all make common sense common again.

William M. Speicher, Creswell

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Evolution revolution - Opinion - The Register-Guard