In 1960, as today, liberals laughed at the common-sense solution to any problem. That was very unfashionable in 1960. It is generally conceded today that the more repeat criminals that are locked up, the lower the crime rate will be. As usual, what is a contradiction to a liberal is common sense to a sane person Today's young folks have an answer to that kind of totally warped inability to face reality. Until we look at the old, insane leftist arguments as what they really are and reject them, we cannot return to sanity.
Most people now know how insane the old liberal policy on crime was.
Criminals are not just victims of an evil society, as every liberal said in 1960. They must be punished for crime to be prevented. On race policy, liberals still require conservatives to forget how insane their original justifications were. Policy in that area will remain a disaster as long as that denial persists. So liberals have to deal with constant failure, and they are used to it.