You mean, like the Jim Crow era when black Americans needed a travel guide to tell them how to safely navigate the south so they don't get harassed, assaulted, or even potentially murdered? Or World War One where at the blow of a whistle hundreds of young men would be sent rushing out of the trenches only to be mowed down by opposing fire? Or are we talking about the peak of European colonialism? Where's that magical point in time when the world back then was more logical, fair, and just than it is today? If anything, the fact that things are slowly getting better over time and we're still striving to make things better should be encouraging, even if we take a step or two back from time to time. After all, I kind of wished people would remember Labor Day is about more than just barbecues and sweet sales at your local mattress store.How the hell else will we ever get back to a world where logic and reason are respected?