Only the oldest millennials might remember better times but that is only because they were very young before the fall of the Soviet and American empires (born early 80s). America was already heading for disaster due to growing government bureaucracy, endless foreign entanglements and wasteful spending during the 90s after similar mistakes destroyed the Soviet empire. The demise only rapidly escalated after the 9/11 false flag attack and neocon takeover of government. Now we are seeing the collapse and free fall of the American empire just like what happened to the Soviet Union.