DECADE OF FEAR ?

I saw recently they were trying to come up with a 'catchy' name for the decade that is coming to a quick end. January 1 will be the start of a new decade...the 2010's. What can we name the one that is wrapping up?

This article in the San Francisco Chronicle came up with one. 'The Decade of Fear.'

9/11
Katrina
Foreclosures
Unemployment

We've certainly had our ups and downs since 2000. The four events mentioned above were only a portion of the decade. Can we not think of any positive events of the last 10 years? Do we have only a proclivity to highlight and remember the bad?

The author feels we have lost middle ground. Every issue seems to be 'black or white'...'red or blue'...'liberal or right-winger'.

We'd better find a way to meet somewhere nearer the middle, or the next decade may even have a gloomier nickname.

Let's hope that, as the next decade is coming to an end, we all think 'The Decade of Peace' has a nice ring to it.


Dan