State of our Union

[Bengalzona]

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

1980 to 1990: "Morning in America". Reaganonmics: more money for rich folk, recessions and layoffs for many of the rest. Weapons to the Mujahedin in Afghanistan. Iran-contra affair. Savings and Loan scandal. Confrontations with Libya in the Gulf of Sidra. Beirut bombing. More serial killers. Urban areas still pretty nasty. Crack cocaine epidemic. "War on Drugs". Columbian drug lords prosper. Increased globalization. More outsourcing of products and labor. "Buy American" campaign. "Disco Sucks" campaign. Fears that Japanese companies will eventually run the world. Hole in the Ozone Layer, so people stop using hairspray (Whatever happened to that, eh?). Sequels popular in Hollywood. Personal computers popular among nerds. Nerds start getting rich off of computers and software. Chernobyl disaster. Glastnost. Mr. Gorbachev "tears down that wall" with the help of thousands of Germans. AIDS epidemic makes some people pay for the "free love". Reagan strikes FCC Fairness Doctrine allowing shows and networks to present solely one viewpoint on political and controversial matters. MTV and video games.