The 1970s was a pessimistic decade. America’s mood was foul. If you asked almost anybody what the future held, the answer would be: decline.
The Vietnam war was still tearing the country apart, pollution was a terrible problem, the economy was slowing, and the Soviet Union appeared to be on the rise. Fashion was execrable, and American cars sucked. Our closest ally, Great Britain, was wracked by strikes that paralyzed the country, and that seemed to be our future.
