2021 has been a MAJOR year in my life. Obviously, most all people will look at it as a sad time in history as millions died of covid 19 alone. Many of which simply because they refused vaccination. January 6 was also particularly a crisis day in my native USA. I would never have thought such a horrible thing could happen. I am deeply saddened that so many Americans believe a lie told by a sociopath and his cohorts. That people believe vicious fake news peddled on Facebook over legitimate sources. It's also deeply sad that most of those same people promote something that ultimately does them harm, without them realizing. We all want the same things. Not hate. We want security, satisfaction in life, community/unity, love.

I also made a huge move from the US to Europe at the age of 49. It's not easy. I did it because my new country gives me the security the US currently can't/won't. The forces that are hurting my native country only wish to make it harder and more unpleasant for the majority, not just people like me. So many people are duped. It's indeed a tragedy!

I don't know what to expect in 2022. There's a strong chance that covid 19 will continue on for a while. There's a chance that those peddling the lie will regain control. I hate the thought of the rise of authoritarianism in the US. The rise of propaganda. It's not at all unlike that of communist countries. It's paradoxical that I now live in what used to be a communist controlled country, and yet my new country is more democratic than the home I left behind. I fear that the American people may need to learn a very hard and painful lesson in order to restore democracy to a better place again. All Americans used to oppose a Putin-style Russia. Now far too many are embracing it, without even knowing it. I wish I could shake them out of it, but it's hard.

Question: If you could go back in time to do one thing, what would it be?