1973 II

Oil crisis. Giant cars sucking gas. Skyrocketing energy prices in all sectors. Angry arab world. Simulataneous hints of inflation and recession. Unpopular president. Unfolding, increasingly baroque corruption in the Administration. Environmental degradation gettting worse. Losing a bungled war in Asia to bad concept and execution, as we attempt to rescue a cover of dignity by a failing process of localization. Anti-war movement, exhaustion of authentic culture. Erosion of good relations with allies. Bad pop music on the radio. Frightening middle school haircuts.

I saw this movie when I was 8 and I didn't like it then either.