The seeds of this started in the George Bush era and earlier.

The compliant press that cheer led the Iraq war.

The formation of an oligarchy that hugely influenced economic policy.

The attacks on experts, scientists and general modern science.

The vicious attacks on liberals and anybody else who opposed them.

The infiltration of far-right Christians into the highest levels of government and the military.

I remember using frames.

Neocities.org is a great old school site.

The old internet was the peak.

Mostly static Web pages and thousands of BBS forums was the greatest.