To: Neeka who wrote (326017 ) 12/5/2002 4:13:23 PM From: goldworldnet Read Replies (1) | Respond to They call it a "culture war," but for the last few decades, only one side has been fighting. When it comes to culture and to the culture-making professions that shape the nation's values art, music, literature, movies, the media-conservatives have been largely AWOL. Conservatives may be good at politics, but they have often been oblivious to culture. In fact, they often confuse politics with culture, thinking that winning elections can change the moral and spiritual tone of the nation. Conservatives see the Reagan years as a political golden age. And yet, despite having such a good president in office and despite the political victories in lowering taxes and restoring pride in America, during his administration in the 1980s, the nation's moral decline accelerated faster than in the 1960s. (In 1969, well after the "sexual revolution," 68 percent of Americans believed premarital sex was morally wrong. In 1987, at the peak of the Reagan era, only 46 percent of Americans rejected premarital sex. And Americans kept sliding down the slippery slope. In 1992, only 33 percent, a mere third, thought premarital sex was wrong.)almenconi.com
