11-23-2017, 04:58 PM
(11-23-2017, 02:22 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: Reagan, of course, was very dogmatic, although permissive about wealthy institutions and individuals pursuing their economic goals (which is part of the dogma, of course). But Carter did not push the liberal agenda of the sixties. I don't notice such political correctness among early millennials; where do you see it? If anything, the college students who have been more dogmatic recently had to have been born in the 1990s somewhere. Middle range millennials, perhaps.
If anything, though the Xers are in favor of individualism in politics, they have been the most dogmatic posters on this board over the years. Most of those whom I know in person here in CA though, are tolerant and easy-going. Exceptions apply to all these characterizations.
The Civic Presidents were Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and Bush. Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon were all about an active and growing federal government, though I agree "authoritarian" might be better than "dogmatic". Carter in contrast attempted to reduce federal power and overreach with his "zero based budgeting" and Reagan actually succeeded at reducing federal regulatory power. To put it another way, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon were trying to extend the Truman-Eisenhower High, while Carter and Reagan ushered in the Unraveling.
