"Aside from the threat of nuclear annihilation, life during the cold war was actually pretty good, and certainly it was far better than what we have right now. This is why I believe we will see a slow but steady improvement in conditions over the course of at least the next decade, if not the next several decades. These things take time, but at least the ship is turning back in the right direction."  I'd say. I miss the days of eastern and western Europe