Yearning for a day when conservatives, whether they identify as one or not, recognize that there’s a rich history of human suffering under the yoke of conservative thought leaders that could be easily avoided if they just opened a history book. Or just read the news. Because there’s no interruption between the two. Jerry Jones is in the background of a photo of the Little Rock 9. Donald Trump led a hate campaign against the Central Park 5 in 1989. These are contemporary issues.

Would you accept this type of "six degrees of Kevin Bacon" argument if I told you that you haven't yet realized you're a communist and there's a rich history of human suffering under communism?

Imagine I tried to justify a policy that seemed bad to you, on the grounds of "historical baggage of communism". Would you consider that a compelling argument?