i read Brave New World in the late 60's i thought it would happen then considering the availability of multiple drugs. The book that made me think was "lord of the Flies" which I read in High school along with 1984 which scared me a bit.

I thought we were on the eve of destruction in those days. I was 40miles from Kent I can see the cover of Life or Look magazine with the picture of Allison Krause dead on a sidewalk blood running down the concrete she was on her way to a chemistry class I believe. The governor sent National guard troops with M-1's they were as young as the students they shot.