I completely disagree. 60 years ago blacks had state mandated segregation. 30 years ago people got arrested for bad behavior at concerts.
Pornography and music was trying to be outlawed federally in the 90s.
There are now dozens of states with constitutional carry.
We have virtually absolute free speech, the only place I the world that has it.
I’ll take living in 2024 over any year in history.
Perfect? No. There are problems, sure, but the US federal government isn’t out in the street with their troops shooting people for protesting.