• JackbyDev@programming.dev
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    6 hours ago

    '90s were afraid of terrorists too. There were a few big bombings and even plane hijackings that occurred before 9-11.

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    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.

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      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.

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    18 hours ago

    Is it bad that they’ve been slowly slipping for metaphorical to physical?

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    19 hours ago

    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 😁

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      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