When did the U.S. become such a shit show?

[herbertstemple]

I'll start.

The 1960s.

The current iteration of the Welfare State

Fatherless homes getting started.

Current exploitation of The Civil Rights Laws passed then.

Vietnam.

The 1st generation since WWII that had it easier produced a different world view.

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The current American dream for most is to outrun the above.

You’re spot on about the 60s profoundly changing American mores and that the Boomers had it easy growing up. If we could only go back to the 50s, where everyone knew their place and the police could do whatever the fuck they wanted with impunity.

Boomers had to live through the 70's and early 80's. Nothing easy about that.