Why the 1960s Are to Blame for America’s Cultural Crisis

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🗓️ 25 September 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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On today's episode of "The Daily Signal Podcast," Tim Goeglein discusses his new book, "Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a National Nightmare and How We Can Revive the American Dream." Goeglein's book explores the dramatic cultural, social, and political shifts of the 1960s and how those changes continue to impact American society today. “The reason we're in the spiritual crisis that we are in across all of our institutions is because of the moral and social revolution of the 1960s,” he tells The Daily Signal. Goeglien, who serves as vice president of external and government relations for Focus on the Family, explores what he calls the many "stumbles" of the 1960s—from morality and religion to education and entertainment. “Progressives ultimately believe in the perfectibility of man and that it can all be socially engineered in places like Washington and Hollywood," Goeglein says. "But I demonstrate in 'Stumbling Toward Utopia' that this is a bunch of false promises.” He also shares his thoughts on how America can restore its moral foundation and revive the American Dream. “I believe already the seeds are being planted for a restoration," Goeglein says. "There are all kinds of things happening, and I believe that the American Dream will be restored.” Listen to hear his insights on education, family values, and the role of government in shaping the future.

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0:00.0	Lyndon Johnson's great society, I mean even the name of it, that Washington in a matter of
0:07.1	frankly 14 months all of these massive pieces of legislation, the overtaking of schools, the wrecking of families, the wrecking of the urban areas.
0:17.0	The Great Society, which is derived directly from part New Deal and part of Woodrow Wilson culminates in the 1960s.
0:27.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, September 25th.
0:36.0	I'm your host, Rob Lewy.
0:38.0	And those were the words of Tim Gagline, author of a new book called Stumbling Towpia, how the 1960s turned into a national nightmare
0:46.8	and how we can revive the American dream.
0:49.7	It's no question the 1960s brought tremendous change for the United States with
0:54.0	consequences that still impact our society today.
0:57.1	Gagline explores what he calls the stumbles of the 1960s, from morality and
1:01.8	religion to education and entertainment, but also offers ideas to restore
1:06.3	civil society today.
1:08.4	In addition to writing the book, Gagline is also the Vice President of External and
1:12.1	Government Relations for Focus on the Family.
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