YOU SAID:

there are times in the past that are more like right now than ever before

INTO JAPANESE

今、これまで以上のようなもので、過去の時間があります

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Now, like a more than ever, there is a past time

INTO JAPANESE

さて、これまで以上のように、過去の時間があります

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Well, so far as described above, there is a past time

INTO JAPANESE

さて、これまでに上記のように、過去の時間があります

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Well, so far as described above, there is a past time