I do wonder about that, relatively speaking, the world seemed like a stable and improving state for the duration of time when David Bowie was alive (1947-2016). Coincidence? I don’t think so.
@aras i appreciate the joke, yet i do want to make clear that it is just that; within US hegemonial territory, yes. everywhere else, meh. the CIA used to install dictators in countries nobody cared about then at the time; but now that it happens to us, it's not so boring anymore is it