R.I.P. social conservatism: Why it’s dying — and the coming realignment

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1864: "R.I.P. social conservatism: Why it's dying--and the coming realignment", an article discussing the inevitable end of slavery and the realignment of parties along economic rather than geographical lines.

actual conservatism was dying in the 19th century. the confederate cause was probably the closest the us ever got to an real mass right wing movement. maybe we'll see some sort of right wing backlash emerge this century though