i think under dictators like kim jong il they usually preach that the country is in it's ascendancy to a time of greatness
Was there any time or place in modern history in which declinism wasn't the dominant media narrative?
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it makes sense that declinism is a feature of a somewhat-free media: decline and crises sell the news.
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Maybe early 1800's USA? Manifest Destiny and all that...
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Third Reich?
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this was completely absent as recently as the 90s. But interesting it's been going on long enough that it feels like forever.
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every election season ever
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Roaring 20's
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