State of our Union

[Bengalzona]

(03-01-2022, 06:13 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: so whats after 72.... dont leave me hanging lol

1972 to 1980: Integration efforts and "White Flight". Forced bussing. OPEC oil embargo. Humiliating withdraw from Vietnam. Overthrow of South Vietnam. Watergate and Pentagon Papers Scandals cause distrust of government, and the start of the "media is out to get us!!!" campaign on the extreme Right. Urban blight and violence and increased welfare programs. Degradation of U.S. manufacturing quality. U.S./Soviet proxy wars throughout the globe. Rising inflation and gas prices. Bicentenntial. Move to an all volunteer armed forces. Disco and Studio 54. Punk rock. Lots of free sex. Rise in serial killers. Nasty-ass pollution everywhere. Camp David Accord peace treaty. Iranian Embassy takeover. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.