The American Redemption Narrative Is a Toxic Myth
Unhinged optimism isn’t healthy.
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3 min readNov 6, 2020
Is there anything more American than a redemption narrative — the idea that deep down, we know we’re right? That the right guy, the good guy, our guy, always wins in the end if you wait around or watch for long enough?
During election season, this belief becomes something like an addiction, with the…
