Did the Culture and Politics of the 1960s Win? | National Review

Could the good of the ’60s have been accomplished without all the bad?

The answer is still debated. Unfortunately, the wounds of the ’60s have not healed with the graying of the 1968 generation.

Now, Americans increasingly self-select geographically. Those who
prefer stronger religious life, smaller government, fewer taxes, more
liberty — and who desire to keep traditional American values alive —
tend to gravitate to our nation’s rural and red-state interior.

The blue-state coasts seek to keep the spirit of the ’60s alive with
hip urban culture, bigger government, higher taxes, greater emphasis on
identity politics — and a constant effort to radically change America.

So who won the ’60s?

returning to the ideals before this will not prevent a replay of the same. the death of a hundred million has not prevented the return of the ideology that caused it. this should be rule two in what ever we build next. Freedom of the individual being one.

But turn on the television, watch a movie or an NFL game, listen to
popular music, visit a campus, notice how crowds dress and speak, walk
down a sidewalk in a major city, and examine the behavior of our
celebrities and political class: It’s hard not to conclude that the ’60s
won out.

Did the Culture and Politics of the 1960s Win? | National Review