>From what I gather, the “Greatest Generation” went on to create the most self-satisfied, stuffy, racist and misogynistic societies possible. My father was kicked out for having a black friend, and my mother was told by her professor that no girl was ever going to become a doctor at his faculty
Well, before that generation, the black friend would be a slave or easily lynched, and the girl wouldn't even get into the university (or be able to vote).
So I really doubt the Greatest Generation itself created the "most self-satisfied, stuffy, racist and misogynistic societies possible".
Yes-history arcs towards justice. I believe the 60s counterculture was mostly a reaction to the “stuffiness” (and Vietnam), but that sentiment is a lot harder to illustrate with examples.
Well, before that generation, the black friend would be a slave or easily lynched, and the girl wouldn't even get into the university (or be able to vote).
So I really doubt the Greatest Generation itself created the "most self-satisfied, stuffy, racist and misogynistic societies possible".