32. What destroyed 1950s/early 1960s consensus was reactionary opposition to 2nd Reconstruction (Goldwater and the New Right).
@StephenMarche It's a powerful novel about family dynamics but not very reliable guide to what the New Left was all about (nor should it be)
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@HeerJeet He wrote it because the hippies were full of shit. And their self-righteousness was all phony. That's what American Pastoral meansThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet And that same phony self-righteousness overwhelmed the culture wars during the time of its writing. -
@HeerJeet And the same phony self-righteousness threatens to overwhelm us again. - Show replies
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