For many, 2016 has been a shockingly bad year.
The deaths of music and acting legends including David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Prince, Alan Rickman and Gene Wilder was devastating enough. They’ve been further compounded by the civil war in Syria, global terrorism, the rise of the far-right and hate crimes, Britain’s Brexit vote to leave the European Union and Donald Trump’s surprise presidential election victory.
With those events in mind, Twitter users have been suggesting #howcan2016redeemitself in its four remaining weeks.
Some take a wildly optimist approach, while others appear happy for it all to end with a gigantic meteor strike. Here are some of the best posts below:
#How2016CanRedeemItself Any second now the director will say cut and 2016 will win Best Picture..there's no beating this drama
— Toya (@Solely_Toya) December 2, 2016
ISIS turns into WASWAS #How2016CanRedeemItself
— Justin (@JdholidayJustin) December 2, 2016
Electoral College, looking at you #How2016CanRedeemItself
— anastasia (@golovashkina) December 3, 2016
#How2016CanRedeemItself we all wake up and realise it's just been one big terrible nightmare
— iSnotFace🎄 ✞ (@iSnotFace) December 2, 2016
#How2016CanRedeemItself by saying: "It's just a prank bro"
— Gary Gabagool M.D. ⚕ (@GaryGabagool) December 2, 2016
Give back Prince, Bowie &Alan Rickman and make Bernie Sanders President! #How2016CanRedeemItself
— Purple Goddess (@007PurpleGodess) December 3, 2016
At the very least, after all we've been thru, just give Twitter an edit button #How2016CanRedeemItself
— Bethmo (@livewbeth) December 2, 2016
#How2016CanRedeemItself -- Ashton Kutcher shows up with a camera crew to reveal he's Punk'd the nation.
— Kevin (@kevinhzgg) December 2, 2016
by going to its room and thinking about what it's done #how2016canredeemitself
— LizW (@hellohappy_time) December 3, 2016
#How2016CanRedeemItself
— The Total Package (@IamJoshLombardi) December 3, 2016
If Tupac came out and said he never died
David Bowie returns in a spaceship and takes us all home #How2016CanRedeemItself
— Hollyn Heron (@HollynHeron) December 2, 2016
#How2016CanRedeemItself Give us back Alan Rickman pic.twitter.com/8sSkuKKTYV
— Caity (@Caitlinnjade_) December 2, 2016
By ending immediately. #How2016CanRedeemItself
— Captain Obvious (@CaptainObvious) December 2, 2016
#How2016CanRedeemItself 2016 rips off mask revealing it's actually 2011 & the real 2016 is in the trunk of the car
— Tim has issues (@LaptopShopWH) December 2, 2016
If 2016 let me win the lottery I'd let bygones be bygones #How2016CanRedeemItself
— Jeff Dwoskin (@bigmacher) December 2, 2016
Bring on the giant meteor? #How2016CanRedeemItself
— Corey Miller (@StopEatingBees) December 2, 2016
Is there a reset button? #How2016CanRedeemItself
— Keebler sidejob (@kauffeemann) December 2, 2016
Bernie Sanders finds a genie's lamp. #How2016CanRedeemItself
— Corey Miller (@StopEatingBees) December 2, 2016
By time traveling.......but right into 2020.😆👍#How2016CanRedeemItself pic.twitter.com/URVz3DPLYW
— Mustang Sally (@KJorud) December 2, 2016
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