One more time, fingers crossed you will understand what I was attempting.
An example not involving race or something I said in the past.
A liberal minded person talks about how we should try socialism (again), someone counters them, "well what about the past with the mass deaths, starvation, corruption at the top, etc."
I've clearly made a mistake. My presumption was (and you agreed) that you believed there could be a distinction made between the good of the US's founding principles of individual freedom, rule by law, equality under the law, etc. and the evil of the way our nation initially failed to live up to some those principles.
If in fact you have bought into the hard-left party line that racism and sexism are endemic to and inseparable from the founding principles of the US in the same way that totalitarianism, theft, corruption, starvation, and mass murder are endemic to socialism then there is simply not much discussion that can be had.
As you are someone who has prided himself in the past on being a free thinker, independent of pundits, and generally tried to position yourself as a centrist, it is unfortunate to see in this discussion nothing but tired, ahistorical, pseudo-intellectual, leftist pundit talking points.
I'm definitely looking forward to spending a few days with my daughters, my new son, and my wife and hope you have a similarly comfortable, relaxed, and enjoyable time off.