Faith of Our Fathers? "What Ike’s America saw as decadence, Obama’s America calls progress."
"During the 1950s, the twin pillars of worldwide anti-communism were Dwight Eisenhower’s America and the Roman Catholic Church of Pope Pius XII.
"During the 1980s, the last decade of the Cold War, Ronald Reagan and the Polish pope, John Paul II, were the pillars of resistance.
"When Pope Francis arrives in Washington on Tuesday afternoon, the country he enters will be a very different one from Eisenhower’s America or Reagan’s America. And Catholics will be welcoming a new kind of pope."
In America 2015, homosexuality, abortion on demand and same-sex marriage—shameful crimes in Ike’s America, mortal sins in the catechism of Pius XII—have become constitutional rights.
"During the 1980s, the last decade of the Cold War, Ronald Reagan and the Polish pope, John Paul II, were the pillars of resistance.
"When Pope Francis arrives in Washington on Tuesday afternoon, the country he enters will be a very different one from Eisenhower’s America or Reagan’s America. And Catholics will be welcoming a new kind of pope."
In America 2015, homosexuality, abortion on demand and same-sex marriage—shameful crimes in Ike’s America, mortal sins in the catechism of Pius XII—have become constitutional rights.
Taki’s Magazine is generally pretty good, by the way.
Catholics were Mississippi, Gulf Coast, Florida then Maryland under Lord Baltimore then Quebec area. Until the main wave of Irish and Italians arrived in the 1800's Areas like pennsylvania mostly Protestant and the Scandihoovians skipped further west 1840 to 1900 Minnesota and the Dakotas. Back to what you were saying...
Conservative - Make changes slowly thoughtfully without haste and never in a rush or by illegal means if it can be helped. More practical.
Liberal make changes fast with out regard for the consequences or thinking much at all. Live for the moment pragmatic.
Typically or traditionally groups in power are very conservative protecting their turf - fortifying. While liberals are the outsiders using any means to get into a position of power. They want it all an they want it now., Having got it they abruptly change to keeping it.
In modern terms liberal means an air head valley girl reloading with an air pump and finishing all sentences with a question mark
Like fascist the terms really have nought to do with political spectrum nor does it have to be political.
You can't get more conservative as regards change than the aristocracy and the modern day aristocracy has left memories of pretensions of royalty and a let them eat ethanol attitude. Recall the first Demo convention when Clinton was nominated. Rember Chelsea's royal back of the hand wave and Mom's approving smile?' That kids being groomed for something in the dynasty of ....which is not to excuse the former separate Republicans but another example is Pelosi.