That's the beauty of knowing some history: you have a better sense of perspective. Take a look at some 20th-century years that were worse -- sometimes much, much worse -- than 2008.
2008, with Bailout-a-palooza, GLOBALFINANCIALAPOCALYPSE!!!, the propaganda party of the Beijing Olympics, the erosion of Taiwanese democracy, the rise of a revanchist Russia, and other things, was definitely a mixed bag, but it's not -- say -- 1933 or 1979. Don't even get me started on years before the 20th century!
OK, granted, in terms of historical analysis, it's going to take a while before we realize the full ramifications of the events of 2008.
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