Juneteenth evokes many feelings and reminds of many deeply ingrained flaws in our system and society. But it also reminds us of the lengths to which we will go, the sacrifices we have made, to fight for the aspirational ideas underlying our democracy.
With our democracy at risk, with inequality rampant, with systemic racism still a defining aspect of life in America, this day should underscore that the first step toward repairing what is broken in America is to acknowledge what is wrong.
The illusion of an idealized America, the resistance to self-criticism, promoted now by the right, is the enemy of progress a system whose genius is the ability to perfect itself. It reveals a fundamental lack of understanding of what truly makes us great.
We are a great country only to the extent we are willing to do whatever is necessary to make ourselves a better country.
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