New Year - Remember when 2020 was so bad?

[wnylib]

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.

[Aristus]

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?

[dweller]

2. You mean

2020 too ?
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[ecstatic]

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

[Scrivener7]

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.

[RB TexLa]

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.

[OhZone]

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.

[W_HAMILTON]

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.