Sure looks like it.
What Barone describes is hardly Victorian in character. There is nothing to suggest that our dismal modern literature, dress habits, personal appearance, religious attitudes or popular culture has moderated. A couple of statistics on abortion and marriage do not a trend made.... unfortunately.
Chalk it up to the internet, media & tyranny:
“sharp decline in teen sexual activity.”and the decline is sharper among males “
Why risk being called a rapist when you can pound pud in front of the machine.
“sharp decline in births to teenage mothers”
Since birth is preceded by certain male activity, the reason for this is probably the same as above.
“decline in unsupervised play for children and removal of jungle gyms and slides from playgrounds. “
In addition to the machine, there’s also the parental fear of nazis ratting you out for you having your kids out of sight. Safety nazis, have been routinely eliminating the fun stuff too.
Many teens today don’t even want cars. No surprise there either. Can have fun w/the machine and the cars suck now anyway. Have to be an engineer to deal w/the eco nazi computerized stuff. Ethanol burns out older engines so good luck w/that classic unless you want to just display it.
“Long ago, life was clean
Sex was bad, and obscene
And the rich were so mean
Stately homes for the Lords
Croquet lawns, village greens
Victoria was my queen
Victoria, Victoria, Victoria, ‘toria...”
Somehow, I don’t think Queen Hillary will quite do!
The Victorians ... were mere amateurs in hypocrisy compared to our own brainwashed, sanctimonious, self-censoring and terrified generation.George Macdonald Fraser
I think Neil Howe's insight into generational history gives us a good model for thinking about societal changes. Check out this YouTube interview
More like a Victoria’s Secret era.
(*if you’re a guy, who obtains his wardrobe at Victoria’s Secret)
How f-ing out of touch can this jack ass MSM’er be? We just got gay marriage rammed down out throats(pun intended). In the Victorian age if you had suggested that being queer and buggery was in any way normal you would have been thrown in the looney bin.
"Conservative millennial author"? This business of taking away the fun of childhood is not conservatism of any sort. If this is the direction conservatism is going, then I want no part of it.
Funny, there’s no mention of the impact that sexually transmitted diseases might be having on the population or the stress of not being able to find work or provide for yourself. There’s no real turn to the right socially without an accompanying turn to Godliness - and that, at present, seems to be nowhere in sight across the American landscape. Godliness was once here and valued in our culture but surely God has move on to places where He is wanted and welcomed now.
Internet porn.