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TheJesusaurusMillennials are anticapitalist for the opposite reason. We DO remember the good old days.
Certainly the 90s were more stable and prosperous for more people than today, but to say those were the good old days means you would have to ignore:
- Extreme urban decay
- Unchecked police violence against minorities
- Vile homophobia in the mainstream and no recognition at all of trans people
- The rise of commodified suburban housing, stores, and restaurants
- Our government’s Imperial ambition becoming completely unchecked in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union
There were never good old days.
America’s decline really started with Richard Nixon. I’m not an expert though.
In the Netherlands, the 90’s were pretty good. I’m sure there were downsides,but there always are.
The economy was good. We had a firm social safety net, maybe even too firm. That is now only a shell of its former self.
The general acceptance of the gay community was on the uprise. The media was becoming gay positive, because of some key public figures. Trans not so much, only in the form of “drag queens” and such.
Some things that are bad today, were bad than. Environmental issues, animal rights, gender equality, institutionalized racism.
Most things are getting better now, but the economy is shit. That is fully to blame on capitalism. There are voices in power for change, but not enough.
My comment was very US-centered. I apologize for that.