Melodramatic hyperbole. Also, the "good ol' days" of bible were awash with oppression, brutality. and bloodshed. Things have been "getting worse" since humans invented written language.
I would have thought that we'd be more civilized after thousands of years of senseless bloodshed, but apparently humans just can't get their act together. To my way of thinking, they have less excuse now.....haven't we learned anything from history? What is the definition of insanity?.....doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.....