More Words, Deeper Hole

I think back to the reactionary folk history that the kids in my high school would pass around as a counterpoint to the stuff we were being taught in class. The Civil War wasn't about slavery, Dr. King was a Soviet agent, FDR made the Depression worse, etc. I think the kids were getting it from their parents.

The Warren Court with its emphasis on civil liberties was an amazing thing, and it was a historical aberration. A large fraction of the US population, especially the white US population, never really reconciled itself to any of that, and they've taken whatever opportunities they can to assert themselves.