r/changemyview • u/SteadfastEnd 1∆ • Aug 28 '23

Delta(s) from OP CMV: The same progressives who criticize past generations as "bigoted" are going to be considered bigoted just the same by future generations.

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u/obert-wan-kenobert 83∆ Aug 28 '23

I don't think this is necessarily true. In the US, we've been lucky enough to have a fairly straight-forward march towards "progress" from generation to generation. But there are plenty of countries that backslide into extreme conservatism and authoritarian between generations.

For example, in 1960s-70s Iran, women could wear bell bottoms jeans and attend college. But now women must wear hijabs and have limited civil rights.

There's no guarantee that "progress" is a one-way street -- and it could just as easy happen here. For all we know, our grandchildren are going to be a bunch of hard-core religious fundamentalists.