Very possibly that is where the conservative cause lost the war. We were too dogmatic in our pursuit of cherished freedoms. Example, is the old -screaming fire-in a crowded theatre for effect. We let the left take over our educational system and poison the minds of our children. Real world examples: Kinsey was allowed at Indiana University to do extremely controversial and unreliable sexual research including orgasmic statistical results on children as young as toddlers (how did he get THAT data..supposedly from interviews with convicts….???). Several reasonably sounding experts now claim his work led directly to the Woke trans movement today which we see the incredible actions today of healthy children castrating/mutilating themselves—and often being defended often by Doxtors of Medicine!
Angela Davis was a self professed Marxist, member of the black panther movement which actually openly called for violent revolutionary movements. Yet she was hired by the University of Ca. Los Angeles in 1969 to spread her message of counter culture, revolution and genocide until a DIRECT order by Ronald Reagan (as Governor?) had her fired in 1970. She was SO radical the FBI under Hoover (not like the clowns today) had her on their top 10 most wanted list for a time.
Other examples are legion. So we blindly followed the principles like free speech without moderation and let the wolves into the lambs fold. Well WE didn’t…it was the “greatest generation” the reason why I’m not a full supporter of that moniker.