I suspect that the economic and social problems that conservatives rally against, and which led to Reagan in the US and Thatcher in the UK, are probably due to the hangover of having had two consecutive generations be the products of intense militarization.
Hmmm... although on reflection that's more a UK thing I suppose as I'm not sure how much impact WW1 really had on the US?
UK: Boer War - Gap (good times) - WW1 - Depression - WW2
US: Good Times? - Depression - WW2/Korea - Gap (Good times, 1951-? late 60s) Vietnam
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Date: 2010-07-28 04:41 pm (UTC)I suspect that the economic and social problems that conservatives rally against, and which led to Reagan in the US and Thatcher in the UK, are probably due to the hangover of having had two consecutive generations be the products of intense militarization.
Hmmm... although on reflection that's more a UK thing I suppose as I'm not sure how much impact WW1 really had on the US?
UK: Boer War - Gap (good times) - WW1 - Depression - WW2
US: Good Times? - Depression - WW2/Korea - Gap (Good times, 1951-? late 60s) Vietnam