Top worst & best things of the last decade (in draft)

The fear driven decade.

1.Taliban destroying of the Buddhas in Bamiyan March 2001
2. Dramatic display of individualism and progress phobia: Bush's anti-choice policies, anti-gay marriage groups, tea party, Sarah Palin and friends.
3. Dramatic rise of a purpose-less and self-obsessed society driven by consumerism, material gain and immediate gratification.
4. Climate change impact and denial.
5. Two wars driven by fear rather than threat.

The underlying secretly good stuff going on

1. Obama elected to presidency bc he is calm, thoughtful, innovative, evidence-based and dedicated.
2. A national meditation on what a good economy is, what a good society is, and what a good government is.
3. Advancement in what we are allowed to be as individuals.
4. More democracies.
5. An emphasis on a need for a common purpose and communal sensibility in society.