希望英语大神能帮我看下这个句子!谢谢

题目

希望英语大神能帮我看下这个句子!谢谢
The American public, although enjoying Twain's humor, evidently rejected his
cynicism about technological advancement and change through peaceful revolution
as antithetical to the United States doctrine of progress.
看不明白的是后面部分“technological advancement and change through peaceful revolution as antithetical to the United States doctrine of progress” through 是通过的意思吗? 那个as 做什么讲,as antithetical to...?
傻傻分不清楚啊~求解答

答案

through是通过,“通过和平革命带来的变化”(我也不懂这是什么意思)
reject ...as ...是把...当作、视为...去拒斥,“把他的（关于)XXX的悲观态度视为违背美国的发展精神（的东西）去拒斥”