The article mentions "Transcendentalism", the above comment's author seems to have researched, and offered their opinion on the matter. Seems like an appropriate comment, and a worthwhile discussion of what the transcendental ethos imply, coupled with what drives the behaviours that are antithetical to those goals, which leads to the historical moments the article refers to.

Maybe he is additionally commenting on where our government is lacking today, and what he envisions us to be experiencing currently - if our GOV really were trying to improve things.

I am glad that he did comment - and have copied it to dive further into those thoughts.