[quote=@Sanctus Spooki]
America hasn't been a real competitor in freedom since 9/11 sadly, as many have said before, that was a pivotal point in history, in so many ways.

That's not to say they were the epitome of freedom before 9/11, but they were much, much better off.

(admittedly this is all from the point of view of a non-american)
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No offense taken.

The 90's were pretty frig'n awesome as a kid. Cold war over, no fear of anything, science doing science...

Everything looked like it was gonna end like Star Trek.

Sure, there was the war on drugs, but that just meant if you really wanted 'em, you could live life super-dangerous to such an extreme you risked getting mowed-down by someone with a gun on a daily basis. Quite an exilerating rush if you were into that... such a lifestyle is not for pretty much anyone. So adrenalin-junkies did other, more inspiring things <--- random people are awesome vid go here.