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[eumelia]

I was wondering if I should do a recap of 2009.

It is soon to end and thank god for that.

It would appear that 2009 was, collectively, a crap year all around the world. I suppose I should have realised it wasn't going to be good when it started with a war.

I don't know about you, but my 2009 included cancer, a war, homophobia and a death in the family. It also included a wedding and my first long-term relationship.
Not all was bad.
Just compounded with the bad stuff.

Maybe there will be more of this to come, in which case I don't know if I want to be involved in 2010.
Maybe it's the decade giving us a jolly fare-well and our Teens will see a better world.

It's been a hard year friends.
A decade I'm glad to see over.

Just before the end, The Arbeit Macht Frei sign was found. I didn't write about when it was stolen, because I had no doubt that it either never be found or would be found quickly.
Symbols are often deemed more important to find than actual perpetrators of crime.

There was outrage in Israel when the sign was stolen.
The shooter at the gay youth club hasn't been found yet, nor will he ever, I despair.
The POW/Hostage (depending who you talk to) Gilad Shalit has yet to be released along with the other Palestinian Political/Security (again, depends who you're referring to) which are used as a bargaining chip.
A piece of scrap metal bearing words in German was found and returned over the weekend.

The world fucking sucks.

Good morning.

Talk to y'all later.

Comments

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

It's really not been a good year has it.

*hugs*

[naked-wrat.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear that there was some good stuff amongst the bad. Here's hoping the good stuff outweighs the bad stuff next year.

[roga.livejournal.com]

The sign is so weird. On the one hand I'm glad they found it, but on the other -- really? Am I supposed to cheer now and say, "Yay, the sign's back in Auschwitz!"? I'd like to think we should be able to remember it was there with or without the physical evidence. More than that, I would love NOT to have known that some idiots were actually disrespectful enough to take it. Because whether the sign is there or not doesn't really matter. The issue is that it was stolen to begin with. Finding it is... good, I guess, but doesn't really solve anything.

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Have you seen this story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8424465.stm)?

[starlady38.livejournal.com]

My 2009 also included cancer and a death in the family (both my mother's). It also included a wedding and two funerals.

It's been a hard year friends.
A decade I'm glad to see over.

and

Not all was bad.
Just compounded with the bad stuff.

So true. I think this decade should be called the Naughts. A lot of things in it have come to naught, anyway.

I hope 2010 will be better. I am leery, however, of saying that I don't think it could be much worse. Anything is possible.

[db-en.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I want to be involved in 2010.

Heh...

Well, I'll be in Israel starting, probably, May, and then you can throw tomatoes at me if you want.