> [T]he new deal is the most iconic conservative movement we've ever seen yes? The New Deal was economically liberal but socially conservative; I'm inclined to

> [T]he new deal is the most iconic conservative movement we've ever seen yes? The New Deal was economically liberal but socially conservative; I'm inclined to say that it _was_ an iconic conservative effort. In particular, it was what gave the country enough social cohesion to win WWII; and it was what made the South lose interest in a second attempt at secession. The Southern Agrarians had spent the 1920s building a new argument for an independent CSA; once the New Deal started up, they mostly switched to supporting the US.