After the war, comics became a scapegoat for American cultural and social insecurities in the new Cold War world: juvenile delinquency; crime; violence; sexual promiscuity; homosexuality; and more. The anti-comics crusaders came from all walks of American life: teachers; parents; children; politicians; clergy; intellectuals; medical professionals; journalists; and civic leaders. They were men and women, boys and girls, young and old, black and white, urban and rural. Unsatisfied with merely limiting access to materials deemed to be objectionable, these comics opponents often sought to physically destroy comic books.