They wanted progress, enlightenment, a better social and political order. They were just not able to see when the dream of a fully equal society died immediately, taken over by corrupt people wanting power and willing to exploit that dream to gain and keep it.
Human universals include a desire for improvement in their lives and for the species as a whole, and that means we're all vulnerable to manipulation from anyone who sells us on the idea of a "better way".
They wanted progress, enlightenment, a better social and political order. They were just not able to see when the dream of a fully equal society died immediately, taken over by corrupt people wanting power and willing to exploit that dream to gain and keep it.
Human universals include a desire for improvement in their lives and for the species as a whole, and that means we're all vulnerable to manipulation from anyone who sells us on the idea of a "better way".