How old are you? Because you must be a child born after 2001.
The world we have today is not even comparable. Yes it was a heightened time, but society was not nearly as galvanized and divided as it is today.
Remember I was alive during those times and you probably read it from online articles
We are on the brink of WW3 (defcon 2 and 1 not far off). Poland just invoked article 4.
Furthermore the left and right have never been more polarized, and not only is the economy collapsing but western society is in free fall in nearly every measurable metric.
These are scary times, and I can say that as an old head that has lived through what is history for you. Take it however you like.