Top Ten Ways 2021 is Already Worse than 2020

The media has almost fully turned into propaganda for one side only, whether left or right wing. They'll sensationalize a major story, while other similar, probably more noticeable stories, are sidelined. For example, the mainstream media in the United States continues to fearmonger many people into doing...well, anything. Nowadays, people no longer trust most news networks because they are tired of being fed the same crap. And what does the media do? Continue what they're doing? Covering up more interesting stories? It's not working.

There's more than enough debate going around, from liberals saying "wear a mask for the rest of your life!" to conservatives saying "take off the face diaper!" (These are just generalizations of what these people say, by the way). Some places are locked down, some aren't.

Thanks to a hack of a certain pipeline, numerous places in the U.S. are experiencing one or both of the following: long lines to pump gas or empty pumps. People are panic buying gasoline for this reason. Oh boy, if you thought not having toilet paper or water during last year's pandemic panic buying was bad, this is FAR worse. Just imagine losing all your gas with no fuel to pump at any stations. You're stuck.

"Oh, you shouldn't worry too much, the pumps will get their gas back soon enough." You better be right if you have this mindset. Otherwise, I will hang this kind of reply up in a hall of shame.

Is it because young people continue to engage in riots and other activities that harm ordinary people? Is it because educators are forming unions and not teaching kids what they need to know? What could be the cause of this?

And why is this critical race theory being forced into some school systems? Why are several states rejecting it and people cheering? Lots of questions, but we need better education in general for all grade levels.

Another list already showed how terrible this crisis is and has some solutions, so I have nothing to really add. That being said, there was no major newsworthy border crisis in 2020 compared to this year.

The only reason why Abbott is now acting like he cares about the children in these facilities is for political reasons.

While it ties in with the above items (and other items on this list), it should be obvious that political parties are fully partisan with very few in-betweens. The few in-betweens often get attacked for being in-between.

The world has shown us that a party either doesn't live in reality or is so divided on everything.

One thing that is often underreported is the amount of depression that has arisen in society over the last two years. Suicide gets mentioned every now and then, but it doesn't get much coverage. People are seriously suffering monetarily, physically, and mentally, and this needs to be addressed.

Could defunding the police have something to do with that? Social workers and community outreach programs won't stop people from killing. Too bad everyone's finding out the hard way.

I don't know about you, but I felt much safer in 2020 when homicide rates were much lower. Then again, they were much lower in 2019. There are more bad people out there now.

I've noticed this as well, especially with the uptick in mass shootings.

This is what happens when a country relies solely on religious extremism, as well as having a weak and corrupt government.

People only think this because the bar for what's considered "politically correct" gets lower every day.

Man, I told y'all things were going to be worse in 2021 than in 2020. In 2022, things are getting even worse, especially with this issue.