alot of sci-fi does this same thing -- not that it isn't cool/eerie.
but check out heinlein (from the 50's and early 60's), or orwell or early dick, maybe even huxley -- and the list goes on, hell, check out wells from the turn of the century
Guys, what else happened in 1969? werent 2 specific people there who did shit to manipulate the future. Something to do with an episode named ''blink'' in the season 3 of a certain series
The Euro: Europe was coming together not long after WWII...recall Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) were joined by Germany and France, then later Spain, Portugal, etc., to have common import duties and tariffs, eventually a common currency.
Detroit: It was run by especially corrupt politicians for the benefit of the unions, regardless of what was sustainable. UAW "workers" earned more than double the Japanese transplants, and could retire after 30 years (age 48 for many) with full pensions and gold-plated health insurance.
but check out heinlein (from the 50's and early 60's), or orwell or early dick, maybe even huxley -- and the list goes on, hell, check out wells from the turn of the century
Detroit: It was run by especially corrupt politicians for the benefit of the unions, regardless of what was sustainable. UAW "workers" earned more than double the Japanese transplants, and could retire after 30 years (age 48 for many) with full pensions and gold-plated health insurance.