Then widespread internet and social media happened, which shortly led people into echo chambers while simultaneously gutting the institution of journalism.
Then widespread internet and social media happened, which shortly led people into echo chambers while simultaneously gutting the institution of journalism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots
“the most destructive period of local unrest in U.S. history”
What? All joking aside, what the Fuck?
Rodney King. LA riots. NAFTA protests. Branch Davidians. Presidential sex scandals. First desert storm. Political correctness. Women's movements. Bosnia et.al. Rwanda. HIV/AIDS epidemic. Ruby Ridge. Wage stagnation. The final death of small town commerce due to Wal-Marts.
And these are just the things I thought of in the last minute. I'm sure there are a ton more issues I'm missing.
The people you talk to are doing what people have done since the beginning of time. They're remembering the past fondly while forgetting the bad.