About this episode
In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett present a conservative critique of the lasting social, cultural, and economic changes that emerged from the 1960s, with particular focus on how these changes continue to shape modern American society.--? Be notified early when Turpentine's drops new publication: https://www.turpentine.co/exclusiveaccess--SPONSOR: NETSUITE | SHOPIFY | ORACLE More than 40,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, the #1 cloud financial system bringing accounting, financial management, inventory, HR, into ONE proven platform. If you're looking for an ERP platform, get a one-of-a-kind flexible financing program on NetSuite: https://netsuite.com/zen - Download your free CFO's guide to AI and machine learning.Shopify is the world's leading e-commerce platform, offering a market-leading checkout system Shoppay and exclusive AI apps. Nobody does selling better than Shopify. Get a $1 per month trial at https://shopify.com/momentofzenOracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Oracle's next-generation cloud platform delivers blazing-fast AI and ML performance with 50% less for compute and 80% less for outbound networking compared to other cloud providers. OCI powers industry leaders like Vodafone and Thomson Reuters with secure infrastructure and application development capabilities. New U.S. customers can get their cloud bill cut in half by switching to OCI before March 31, 2024 at https://oracle.com/cognitive--FOLLOW ON X:@whatifalthist (Rudyard)@LudwigNverMises (Austin)@TurpentineMedia--HIGHLIGHTS:Historical Significance of the 1960s
The hosts position the 1960s as the most culturally important decade in Western history, comparable to how the 1910s (with World War I) defined 20th century politics
They describe the cultural shift as being "on the scale of the foundation of a new religion" that has never been honestly examined
The Managerial Class and Bureaucratization
Discussion of how bureaucracy gained sociological dominance during this period
Analysis of how bureaucracy standardizes people, crushes ethnic differences, and stands against organic traditions and religion
Economic and Social Changes
The prosperity of post-WWII America creating conditions for social experimentation
The turning point of 1971 (leaving the gold standard) and subsequent economic stagnation
How regulations led
