Maybe the rising sea levels will put out the fires… :(
'90s were afraid of terrorists too. There were a few big bombings and even plane hijackings that occurred before 9-11.
Yeah the terrorists invaded and bombed a lot of countries to steal their oil.
In the early 90s Rodney King was beaten and there were massive riots in LA. Then there was Waco and the Branch Davidians.
There was also the first Iraq war, the first WTC bombing, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Olympics bombing, and ongoing IRA bombings.
There was the ongoing terror of AIDS, plus mad cow disease in the UK.
Overseas, there was the Rwandan genocide, the Yugoslav wars, the Somalian civil war,
Finally there was the Jonesboro and Columbine school shootings to cap off the decade.
So, genocides, bombings, terrifying diseases and school shootings. Not quite as peaceful as advertised.
Since this comic is about societal fears, there was also the Satanic Panic
Wasn’t that more 80s?
It started in the 80s but I think it’s heyday was the 90s. I remember reading things in the 90s in the tabloids my nan bought that haunted me for ages afterwards. The pain I could have saved if I’d know it was all bullshit.
My mom took 5m to convince the DND hype from yesteryear was bullshit.
The world was becoming more peaceful and more democratic. Fewer people went hungry. Many countries made the jump from poor to middle income. All in all, the world was a better place than it is today, but the most important thing was the optimism that things could actually get better. But then people in the US had enough of being reasonable and voted for Dubya.
The world is still becoming more peaceful and democratic, even if it is becoming less democratic in the US. Africa is much more peaceful and democratic than it has ever been. Asia is also far more peaceful and democratic than it was post WWII. Far fewer people are going hungry today than in the 90s. Just because the US is sliding into chaos doesn’t mean it’s the same everywhere.
From idea.int, the picture is more of a mixed bag than what you suggest:
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Oslo, Norway
… or just a peaceful planet without humans
I too see the most sustainable future for humanity in their little
citiesartifical ecosystems, be it on earth or in space, leaving the rest of the world alone.Both can be true! But someone will have to tell those moose that they’re in Oslo.
I wish to live among the moose and tell them. Then I can find the bastard that bit my sister
Nø realli!
Hah. Like we’re letting the trees live
Is it bad that they’ve been slowly slipping for metaphorical to physical?
I really hope this trend pulls through. Tbh, it’s my main reasoning for keeping calm about the whole situation.
Hopefully in 20 years we can look back and say that the 2020’s were a crazy time. And not that mechaTrump is living in his nuclear bunker after he caused the world to nuke itself over some mexican immigrants or some shit like that. Would be nice 😁
Yeah, I’m also hoping for that.
But there’s the other view, that says the decade(s) of relative calmness we had are the exception, and we are going back to “normal” now
