Essay - Abstract: This Paper Examines not Only the Causes and Effects...

Abstract:

This paper examines not only the causes and effects of the conservative intellectual movement, but also the role of William Buckley and William Rusher in the blossom*****g ***** the youth conservative movement

***** about structure of paper, who not strictly chronologically placed (ie hayek before the rest) - in this order for thematic purposes, to enhance the genuiness of ***** paper (branches ***** the movement brought up in ***** of importance to youth conservative revolt) For instance, Hayek had perhaps the greatest impact on the effects of the movement - Buckley and Rusher. These individuals, their beliefs, their principles were extremely influential in better understand*****g the origins, history, and leaders ***** American conservatism.

Introduction:

***** events shape the psyche of an individual as the person matures. A child grows up in poverty vows to never be like his parents, and keeps this inner vow to become a million*****ire. ***** young woman experiences sexual trauma ***** a teen, and chooses a career that builds self esteem, and self defense skills in young women so they will ***** have ***** be victimized as she was. In the same way, significant national political and economic events shape the ***** of a nation. The generation which survived ***** great depression was a ***** with the greatest amount of ********** savings at retirement. Our nation's 'greatest generation,' those men ***** women who fought and won World War II returned home with the lessons of personal responsibility and self reliance forged into *****ir character, and set about to build the greatest economy and period ***** economic ***** social advancement the world has every experiences.

***** same experience is true in the life cycle, and psyche of a nation. Some ***** are pushed upon the nation by outside forces, by events created within the nation, and some events ***** deliberately orchestrated in order to take advantage of existing social currents, ***** harness ***** energy of social change for personal, or political gain. Such is the case of the rise of liberalism in the early part of the 20th century.

Social response to political changes can be slow ***** develop, ***** ***** acceptance. This scenario can be most clearly seen ***** the rise ***** intellectual ***** during the 1940's and 50's. To clearly understand the *****, its tenets, and why the battle *****tween conservative ***** liberal political theories still rages today, it is necessary to understand the environment from which *****y rose, the primary tenets and, how these facets work themselves out practically in the social, and ***** system of our country.

***** Social Environment Preceding Conservat*****m

In 1945 no articulate, coordinated, self-consciously conservative intellectual force existed in ***** United States. There were, at most, scattered voices of protest, profoundly pessimistic ***** the future of *****ir country. Gradually ***** the first postwar decade these ***** multiplied, acquired an audience, ***** began ***** generate an ***** movement. (Nash, The Conservative Intellectual Movement). In 1950, Lionel Trilling, one ***** America's leading intellectuals, made his famous remark that "In the