General Discussion

But now is very different. We have billionaires and demented narcissists and real life fascists. Some are all three.
We have an actual paramilitary force more than willing to kill Americans.
We have a military that is more than willing to commit war crimes.
Americans in 2026 are likely the most ignorant and laziest in its history.
We have diseases running out of control from coast to coast and the guy that supposed to help stop it is doing everything in his power to make it worse.
We went from having strong, loyal friends and allies to the EU, most of Asia, Mexico and Canada, literally threatening to declare war on us.

While it's honestly not fair to compare one time period to another because the same context just doesn't apply.
I absolutely think this is a much worse situation in general.