Nah, this dude is definitely just longing for the days when his racism was less challenged but there were good elements.

Smaller cars. Kids were allowed to play outside. Sports gambling was a thing you did with Jeff at work instead of a hyper addictive app on your phone. My understanding, though I was just a kid myself so this could be wrong, but my understanding is that neo-nazis were around but not nearly as many people felt comfortable openly supporting them.