This was a year where many MANY wars, protests, riots, and revolutions happened.
The entire middle east was in a state of pandemonium caused by a series of anti-government protests and uprisings known as The Arab Spring. There were also Occupy Wall Street which was a massive social movement aimed to protest against
corporate greed and lobbyism. The main movement started in the US but quickly spread to all parts of the world. Those are the main defining events of 2011, but the list doesn't stop there. Many Canadians will also remember the calamitous Vancouver Stanley Cup riot that happened. Really, 2011 is just an year full of chaos.
And let's not even forget about the 2011 Japan Tsunami.
However, the average Timmy living in the suburbs would probably be entirely unaware of these turmoils taking place in
the real world. I know I certainly wasn't aware, but 2011 still remained the shittiest year of my life because of
depression, getting bullied, and honestly 2011' music was just
appalling.
Let's be honest, in the grand scheme of things (i.e. on a global scale), 2011 would probably rank 2nd as the worst year of the 2010s decade.