There is some division of opinion on this, but most reactionaries would tell you that the Fifties were a golden age for America. White men ruled the roost, socially, economically, and politically. The average person wasn’t even aware of a culture war. Life was good, at least if you were a white worker.
The irony is that the highest marginal tax rate at the time was 90 percent, and the federal government was spending huge amounts of money on infrastructure, as well as the military. That’s about as far from Brigadoon for freedom-loving businessmen and libertarians as you can get.
If you’re a reactionary, this should inspire you to support tax increases for the wealthy and for corporations. It won’t, however. The vast majority of reactionaries are too wedded to their deal with business interests to give it up.