There were no social evils back in the good old 1880s. But there's another reason we decided to start The Church of the Sacred Chastity Belt. There's another movement afoot. It's about middle class people, who can't afford stuff, getting rid of what little they have as a political statement so they won't feel bad about not being able to afford stuff. I'm sure you'll agree that sexual abstinence is good for the country, but economic abstinence is not.
Democracy means shopping incessantly.
What if Sacred Chaste carried over. Saying no to sex, drugs, and rock and roll is a good thing, but saying no to toys at Christmas is not good at all. What a relief. Yes, researchers found that women with disappointing sex lives get a buzz from shopping. When they shop, women linger, men get it over with.