Spain, 2012 = America, 1966?

I'm a fan of the TV show Mad Men and lately I keep thinking about how living in Spain in 2012 is kind of similar to living in America in the 60s and 70s:

• Total economic upheaval. In America in the 60s the economy was shooting through the roof and in Spain in 2012 it's smashing through the floor in a race to the depths of the Earth. 
• Racism is alive and well and it's still okay to say things like "Be sure to check for cleanliness before you eat there, it is an Asian restaurant after all. You never know about them." (actual quote)
• Political upheaval. Spaniards roundly distrust and dislike their politicians. They voted out the ruling party in huge numbers last fall and now they're equally as furious with the new guys. Their political system is shockingly corrupt for the first world.
• New technology. Back then in America it was the television that was the real cultural revolution, but nowadays Spain is just starting to warm up to the internet. People use email and Facebook, but shopping online is a relative novelty, and trying to find an updated website for any non-national company is a nonstarter.
• People are really annoyed about anti-smoking measures. Smoking was just banned indoors in public places last year - last year. And people are angry about it still, because here it seems like everybody smokes (Mad Men, cough).
• People, kids especially, are starting to get fat because of the wonder of processed foods. We gorged ourselves on TV dinners with abandon when they were first available a few decades ago, without a real sense of the health drawbacks. Spain's love affair with processed stuff started later than ours did and is now in full bloom. Their child obesity rates have doubled in the last 15 years.
• People are mad. Furious. There are protests in front of town hall on a regular basis here in Málaga. Last week there was a general strike in all of Spain, including teachers and transportation workers. Last year there were thousands of protesters in Madrid and other cities. With a deepening recession and a terrible economic outlook (much worse than the one in the U.S.) people are angry and they're making themselves heard.
• People dress nicer. I mean, they don't wear top hats or anything, but Spaniards are currently experiencing a generational fashion divide a bit like I imagine it in the 60s in America: the senior citizens wear skirts, nylons, dress slacks and blazers, even for a walk in the park, and the young people wear jeans and other informal gear.

I can't decide if I'm onto something here or if I've just been watching too much Mad Men.