no. That wasn't either. Polio was cured, the life expectancy was the longest it's ever been (ICBMs not withstanding) and however ascendant the Moral Majority may have been, there was a chicken in every pot. Be Syrian and report back for science. Or, you know, Yemeni. Our Little-Endians and Big-Endians aren't even burning each other at the stake yet. Want me to find you a cell-phone video of African villagers torching each other for witchcraft? 'cuz they exist. I've seen 'em. And while the situation is not ideal, it's a long damn walk from "dark times."Is this what it feels like to live in dark times? Or am I just a total pussy?
Understood, and I'm quite thankful to be a citizen of this country, by sheer dumb luck of my consciousness evolving inside of a body within its borders. I'm keenly aware of some 3rd world atrocities thanks to 4chan, LiveLeak, & co., but yes, after growing up in the 90's and 00's, this does feel like a regression towards increasing global tension to my tender ass. What kinds of upheaval are we looking at if we're dealt a moderate-to-severe economic downturn (which seems unavoidable)? A few months ago, I would've guessed that only then would Trump's base abandon him, but now, I think they'd just find a way to blame Obama.
Back in '01 we called 'em the American Taliban - the embittered, fundamentalist autocrats that wanted a theocracy by the Republican Elite. It's been 16 years and the guys who cheer them on are living lives that have less and less in common with New York City and more and more in common with Kandahar. I'm hella less worried by what Alabama does than the possibility of a shooting war between Saudi Arabia and Iran. That shit's gonna remake the world.