of of women s rights. so, 70s quite expansionist. you could have your own credit card. chuckles stuff like that. and then, you get this pushback, and that was when they started activating the evangelical religious right as a political force. significant also is the fact that i had studied 17th century american puritanism as a graduate student in the early 60s, and i get to say bad things about those people because they are my ancestors. so, the family. literally. literally, yes, literally, they were puritan new englanders. but it s interesting that you witness what s happening in germany, ronald reagan is elected, so you start imagining the possibilities of a future totalitarian american regime but then, you reach back.