Tue Dec 28, 2021, 05:17 PM

wnylib (17,309 posts)

New Year - Remember when 2020 was so bad?

We looked forward to 2021. Had to be better. Couldn't get worse. We had elected a Dem president. We had vaccines.

But then - an insurrection attack on Congress right off the bat in January. Vaccines were distributed after a slow start. Masks were discarded. Everything opened up again.

But then - the delta variant. By mid summer it was taking over as the dominant strain. A least twice as infectious as the previous variant. We needed masks again but state governors made vaccine and mask mandates illegal. Magats refused both vaccinations and masks. Vaccine efficacy was wearing off after 6 months. Boosters were approved. For sure the boosters would help those who wanted help.

But then, omicron. It breaks through vaccines. Even more infectious than delta. Maybe not as severe. And that's where we're at.

Should we look forward to 2022? I'm almost afraid to.

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7 replies	Author	Time	Post
New Year - Remember when 2020 was so bad? (Original post)	wnylib	Dec 2021	OP
Life in the United States was shitty from 1929 to 1939.	Aristus	Dec 2021	#1
You mean	dweller	Dec 2021	#2
2020 was still worse, IMO. But yeah,	ecstatic	Dec 2021	#3
In terms of horror, in my family 2021 kicked 2020's ass.	Scrivener7	Dec 2021	#4
I didn't look forward to 2021 and don't look forward to 2022	RB TexLa	Dec 2021	#5
2021 was tons better than 2020 just cause	OhZone	Dec 2021	#6
2020 was bad. And 2021 was much better.	W_HAMILTON	Dec 2021	#7

Response to wnylib (Original post)

Tue Dec 28, 2021, 05:24 PM

Aristus (61,725 posts)

1. Life in the United States was shitty from 1929 to 1939.

Life in the United States was shitty from 2001 until…well…it’s been shitty ever since.

There’s got to be an upturn sometime, right?

Right?

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Tue Dec 28, 2021, 05:35 PM

dweller (22,203 posts)

2. You mean

2020 too ?
🤨

✌🏻

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Tue Dec 28, 2021, 05:36 PM

ecstatic (30,798 posts)

3. 2020 was still worse, IMO. But yeah,

tfg made sure to leave us with as big a mess as possible. We never truly got to enjoy his departure. SMH

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Tue Dec 28, 2021, 05:38 PM

Scrivener7 (47,345 posts)

4. In terms of horror, in my family 2021 kicked 2020's ass.

And it was all bolts out of the blue, unavoidable, unforeseeable events that had nothing to do with Covid.

I kind of want to put my head under the covers for 2022.

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Tue Dec 28, 2021, 05:49 PM

RB TexLa (17,003 posts)

5. I didn't look forward to 2021 and don't look forward to 2022

But I don't really care.

There is part of me who enjoys hearing the trumpers whining that "we have to get back to normal. we just have to." No we do not HAVE to.

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Tue Dec 28, 2021, 06:20 PM

OhZone (3,201 posts)

6. 2021 was tons better than 2020 just cause

Mango Mussolini isn't invading my news feeds every day with his evil twitweets and rantrums.

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Tue Dec 28, 2021, 06:33 PM

W_HAMILTON (6,763 posts)

7. 2020 was bad. And 2021 was much better.

The insurrection was terrible, but you know what would be even worse? Not having an insurrection because those fascist wannabes had their fascist wannabe leader still in office. Kicking that traitorous fucker to the curb made 2021 infinitely better than 2020.

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