Anyone scanning Facebook these days has seen the Christmas ornaments for 2020: The mask drawing labeled Year of the Mask; the Mask Angel (made of two used masks); the "2020, Meh," by a star of Shitt's Creek; and last and worst, the silhouette of a dog who is divesting itself of an object labeled "2020."
So: Was it really that bad?
Yes. Yes it was. But there were still some good developments in the world. The Huffpost article below gets the ball rolling.
-- With everyone staying home instead of commuting, global greenhouse gas emissions fell by about 2.4 billion tons this year -- the largest decline on record. Yep, breathe that in.
-- 45 rhinos have been saved from poachers with a program using trained dogs. In addition, a program involving cameras hidden around a South African wildlife park has enabled rangers to hop in a helicopter and stop poaching just before it happens.
-- Dogs and cats are happy; they've had their favorite people at home most of the year, and more animals have been sprung from shelters to "forever" homes than ever before. A Nielsen survey found that pet adoptions more than quadrupled over the same three-month period in 2019.
-- Police are having to take the civil rights of Black people more seriously than ever before. It took several deaths, an ocean of tears -- and thousands of protestors persevering under tear gas and violent attacks from extra-legal thugs. It was a start toward justice.
-- Many Americans got to spend time with family and build on their relationships.
-- You didn't have to spend time with ALL your family.
-- A foreign-language film won the Oscar for Best Picture.
-- DACA was upheld by the Supreme Court. Trump's attempt to bully his way back into office was smacked down by the Supreme Court -- and countless other courts, from federal on down to local.
-- Crayola now has 40 "flesh-colored" shades of crayon!
-- Scotland decided to provide menstrual supplies (tampons and pads) free to all who need them. They also oppose Brexit. Who knows? Maybe, for the first time since Bonnie Prince Charlie, Scotland will pull itself together and become independent again. Is that a good thing, or no?
Can you think of any other good things that happened in 2020? Don't leave yourself out! How is YOUR health? How is YOUR livelihood? How are the people in YOUR family?
And a Happy New Year to us all!
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/good-things-happened-2020_l_5feb660fc5b6ff7479847494
18 Actually Good Things That Happened in 2020
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