and you thought 2016 was bad welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 reasons
why 2017 was the worst
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
taking a look at the events trends and
tragedies that made 2017 an especially
difficult year for us all to get through
number 10 questionable celebrity role
models thanks to the internet anyone can
get famous and sometimes it’s for all
the wrong reasons
case in point it’s everyday bro became
the fourth most disliked video in
youtube history but creator Jake Paul
still accumulated over 11 million
followers
Danielle Berg Olli
also known as bad baby is perhaps an
even more infamous social media
personality this rapper slash car thief
initially gained attention at age 13
during a 2016 dr. Phil segment where she
challenged the audience to a fight and
spawned a notorious catchphrase pergolas
became a viral sensation over the
following year inspiring countless memes
and even signing a record deal
questionable celebrity role models like
these epitomize the moral decay of
society bringing the bar to a new low
number 9 the robert muller probe we
guess you could say that president
donald trump is the elephant in the room
here and not just because he’s a
republican Trump’s presidential victory
proved to be a controversial one
especially given the allegations that
Russian President Vladimir Putin
directly ordered an influence campaign
against Hillary Clinton
the plot only thickened when president
Trump fired FBI director James Comey
during an investigation of Russia’s
interference in the 2016 US presidential
election in May 2017 former FBI director
robert Muller was tasked with leading a
special counsel investigation concerning
this conspiracy no matter what the final
outcome of this probe is the
fact that it’s taking place at all
demonstrates that we live in truly
uncertain shady times number eight the
immigration ban although that wall he
promised is still a work in progress
president Donald Trump wasted no time
signing executive order 137 69 shortly
after his inauguration commonly called
the travel ban or the Muslim ban it
prevented citizens of Iran Iraq Libya
Somalia Sudan Syria and Yemen from
entering the u.s. for three months and
suspended the US refugee admissions
program for four months on top of that
over 700 travelers were detained while
roughly 60,000 visas got quote
provisionally revoked this was later
replaced with executive order 137 eight
zero which President Trump described as
a quote watered down politically correct
version these newer travel restrictions
were still far from ideal however as
many argued that making immigration
harder for foreigners didn’t make
America any safer number seven fentanyl
overdoses
whenever recreational drugs come up in
conversation fentanyl hasn’t always been
the first opioid that comes to mind
however it’s estimated that this
painkiller is nearly 50 times more
powerful than heroin and almost 100
times stronger than morphine and then
this file would be the typical dose of
fentanyl musical legend Prince was just
one of the thousands of Americans that
died because of fentanyl in 2016 and the
epidemic caused even more heartbreak
throughout 2017 across the border
between January and April fentanyl
amounted to 368 overdose deaths in
British Columbia Canada alone in fact
it’s been reported that fentanyl related
deaths have skyrocketed 540 percent
within the past three years the war on
drugs is like a bonfire that seemingly
can’t be extinguished and fentanyl has
only fanned the flames of tragedy number
six the North Korean nuclear test North
Korea not only administered multiple
missile tests throughout 2017 the
country also commenced its sixth nuclear
test in September
according to seismic readings this might
have been North Korea’s strongest
nuclear test yet as it caused an
earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 while
the idea of impending nuclear warfare is
horrifying which could be considered
even more troubling is that the leaders
in charge seem to be treating this
serious issue like a petty schoolyard
feud following president Trump’s fire
and fury warning they will be met with
fire and fury like the world has never
seen Kim jong-un threatened to quote
tame the mentally deranged u.s. dotard
Trump fired back by calling the North
Korean leader quote little Rocket Man
Rocket Man should have been handled a
long time ago both talk big but how long
until somebody drops a literal bombshell
number 5 mass shootings in the United
States it seemed like nowhere with safe
in 2017 with hospitals libraries
baseball games airports nightclubs and
more serving as the settings for mass
shootings throughout the year the
Sutherland Springs Church shooting
resulted in 26 deaths and 20 injuries as
a state we are dealing with the largest
mass shooting in our state’s history
however the shooting that left the most
significant impact occurred on the Las
Vegas Strip in October during the route
91 harvest music festival Nevada
resident Steven paddock armed himself
with semi-automatic rifles and opened
fire from a room on the 32nd floor of
the Mandalay Bay Hotel paddock killed 59
people himself included and left 546
injured as of 2017 this is the deadliest
mass shooting in US history and we can
only hope nothing ever comes close to
surpassing it of course we pray for the
victims and for their families and
friends and we wonder why even though
there’s probably no way to ever know why
a human being would do something like
this number 4 tragedy struck the UK
although it was a rough year for the
United States the United Kingdom endured
just as much turmoil if not more the
city of London and its environs were
bombarded with tragedy after tragedy as
five innocent souls were killed in the
Westminster attack
the London Bridge attack claimed eight
victims one pedestrian died during the
Finsbury Park attack and the Parsons
green bombing left 30 injured of course
the terror attack that appeared to make
the most headlines was the Manchester
Arena bombing which took place following
an ariana grande concert in addition to
the bomber Salma and Ramadan a BT 22
people died in this attack while 512
were injured compared to these
catastrophes brexit almost feels like an
afterthought number three deadly natural
disasters hurricanes were – 2017 what
celebrity deaths were – 2016 whenever
one was reported another seemed to pop
up
almost immediately after between Harvey
Erma Maria and various others a 2017
Atlantic hurricane season resulted in
464 fatalities and well over 300 billion
dollars in damages making it the
priciest tropical cyclone season ever
reported hurricanes weren’t the only
natural disasters that took a heavy toll
on the planet however ironically taking
place on the anniversary of the 1985
Mexico City earthquake and less than two
weeks after the deadly Chiapas
earthquake the central Mexico earthquake
left at least 40 buildings destroyed 370
dead and over 6,000 injured are we any
closer to creating that climate changing
satellite system from Geo Storm number
two sexual assault scandals sexual
misconduct has been discussed at great
length over the past few years but many
people fail to realize just how
widespread the issue really was until
2017 it was eye-opening when more than
80 women accused film producer Harvey
Weinstein of sexual harassment and
assault as well as rape in some cases
this scandal set off the quote/unquote
Weinstein effect as several other
high-profile celebrities were accused of
sexual misconduct including Kevin Spacey
and louis c.k these devastating stories
weren’t limited to the entertainment
industry either as the me to hashtags
spread across social media like wildfire
it became clear that we all likely know
at least one individual who’s faced such
abuse before we unveil our number one
pick here are some disk
honorable mentions Cashman someone’s
time runs out there was a United
Airlines flight in Chicago that was
overbooked and to make room for people
they forcibly removed one of the
passengers did y’all hear about this
yeah it’s crazy they charged him a $50
removal fee that’s not true that’s not
true
at its heart it is the principle that
internet service providers or ISPs like
these guys should not be able to engage
in any sort of that limits or
manipulates the choices you make online
number one racism no matter how horrible
things get we still tell ourselves that
society has come a long way 2017 felt
like a huge step backwards however as
the US and in fact the entire world grew
increasingly divided by racial tensions
some responded to racial inequality and
police brutality through peaceful
protests like kneeling during the
national anthem meanwhile the unite the
right rally in Charlottesville Virginia
marked one of the ugliest hours in
modern US history
bringing together white supremacists
neo-nazis Klansmen and other hate groups
this far-right rally quickly turned
violent leaving three dead and dozens
injured according to a Quinnipiac
University national poll 65 percent of
voters say hatred and Prejudice have
increased since president Trump’s
election considering his response to
events like Charlottesville that’s not
that shocking
I think there’s blame on both sides and
I have no doubt about it and you don’t
have any doubt about it either do you
agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 reasons
why 2017 was the worst
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
taking a look at the events trends and
tragedies that made 2017 an especially
difficult year for us all to get through
number 10 questionable celebrity role
models thanks to the internet anyone can
get famous and sometimes it’s for all
the wrong reasons
case in point it’s everyday bro became
the fourth most disliked video in
youtube history but creator Jake Paul
still accumulated over 11 million
followers
Danielle Berg Olli
also known as bad baby is perhaps an
even more infamous social media
personality this rapper slash car thief
initially gained attention at age 13
during a 2016 dr. Phil segment where she
challenged the audience to a fight and
spawned a notorious catchphrase pergolas
became a viral sensation over the
following year inspiring countless memes
and even signing a record deal
questionable celebrity role models like
these epitomize the moral decay of
society bringing the bar to a new low
number 9 the robert muller probe we
guess you could say that president
donald trump is the elephant in the room
here and not just because he’s a
republican Trump’s presidential victory
proved to be a controversial one
especially given the allegations that
Russian President Vladimir Putin
directly ordered an influence campaign
against Hillary Clinton
the plot only thickened when president
Trump fired FBI director James Comey
during an investigation of Russia’s
interference in the 2016 US presidential
election in May 2017 former FBI director
robert Muller was tasked with leading a
special counsel investigation concerning
this conspiracy no matter what the final
outcome of this probe is the
fact that it’s taking place at all
demonstrates that we live in truly
uncertain shady times number eight the
immigration ban although that wall he
promised is still a work in progress
president Donald Trump wasted no time
signing executive order 137 69 shortly
after his inauguration commonly called
the travel ban or the Muslim ban it
prevented citizens of Iran Iraq Libya
Somalia Sudan Syria and Yemen from
entering the u.s. for three months and
suspended the US refugee admissions
program for four months on top of that
over 700 travelers were detained while
roughly 60,000 visas got quote
provisionally revoked this was later
replaced with executive order 137 eight
zero which President Trump described as
a quote watered down politically correct
version these newer travel restrictions
were still far from ideal however as
many argued that making immigration
harder for foreigners didn’t make
America any safer number seven fentanyl
overdoses
whenever recreational drugs come up in
conversation fentanyl hasn’t always been
the first opioid that comes to mind
however it’s estimated that this
painkiller is nearly 50 times more
powerful than heroin and almost 100
times stronger than morphine and then
this file would be the typical dose of
fentanyl musical legend Prince was just
one of the thousands of Americans that
died because of fentanyl in 2016 and the
epidemic caused even more heartbreak
throughout 2017 across the border
between January and April fentanyl
amounted to 368 overdose deaths in
British Columbia Canada alone in fact
it’s been reported that fentanyl related
deaths have skyrocketed 540 percent
within the past three years the war on
drugs is like a bonfire that seemingly
can’t be extinguished and fentanyl has
only fanned the flames of tragedy number
six the North Korean nuclear test North
Korea not only administered multiple
missile tests throughout 2017 the
country also commenced its sixth nuclear
test in September
according to seismic readings this might
have been North Korea’s strongest
nuclear test yet as it caused an
earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 while
the idea of impending nuclear warfare is
horrifying which could be considered
even more troubling is that the leaders
in charge seem to be treating this
serious issue like a petty schoolyard
feud following president Trump’s fire
and fury warning they will be met with
fire and fury like the world has never
seen Kim jong-un threatened to quote
tame the mentally deranged u.s. dotard
Trump fired back by calling the North
Korean leader quote little Rocket Man
Rocket Man should have been handled a
long time ago both talk big but how long
until somebody drops a literal bombshell
number 5 mass shootings in the United
States it seemed like nowhere with safe
in 2017 with hospitals libraries
baseball games airports nightclubs and
more serving as the settings for mass
shootings throughout the year the
Sutherland Springs Church shooting
resulted in 26 deaths and 20 injuries as
a state we are dealing with the largest
mass shooting in our state’s history
however the shooting that left the most
significant impact occurred on the Las
Vegas Strip in October during the route
91 harvest music festival Nevada
resident Steven paddock armed himself
with semi-automatic rifles and opened
fire from a room on the 32nd floor of
the Mandalay Bay Hotel paddock killed 59
people himself included and left 546
injured as of 2017 this is the deadliest
mass shooting in US history and we can
only hope nothing ever comes close to
surpassing it of course we pray for the
victims and for their families and
friends and we wonder why even though
there’s probably no way to ever know why
a human being would do something like
this number 4 tragedy struck the UK
although it was a rough year for the
United States the United Kingdom endured
just as much turmoil if not more the
city of London and its environs were
bombarded with tragedy after tragedy as
five innocent souls were killed in the
Westminster attack
the London Bridge attack claimed eight
victims one pedestrian died during the
Finsbury Park attack and the Parsons
green bombing left 30 injured of course
the terror attack that appeared to make
the most headlines was the Manchester
Arena bombing which took place following
an ariana grande concert in addition to
the bomber Salma and Ramadan a BT 22
people died in this attack while 512
were injured compared to these
catastrophes brexit almost feels like an
afterthought number three deadly natural
disasters hurricanes were – 2017 what
celebrity deaths were – 2016 whenever
one was reported another seemed to pop
up
almost immediately after between Harvey
Erma Maria and various others a 2017
Atlantic hurricane season resulted in
464 fatalities and well over 300 billion
dollars in damages making it the
priciest tropical cyclone season ever
reported hurricanes weren’t the only
natural disasters that took a heavy toll
on the planet however ironically taking
place on the anniversary of the 1985
Mexico City earthquake and less than two
weeks after the deadly Chiapas
earthquake the central Mexico earthquake
left at least 40 buildings destroyed 370
dead and over 6,000 injured are we any
closer to creating that climate changing
satellite system from Geo Storm number
two sexual assault scandals sexual
misconduct has been discussed at great
length over the past few years but many
people fail to realize just how
widespread the issue really was until
2017 it was eye-opening when more than
80 women accused film producer Harvey
Weinstein of sexual harassment and
assault as well as rape in some cases
this scandal set off the quote/unquote
Weinstein effect as several other
high-profile celebrities were accused of
sexual misconduct including Kevin Spacey
and louis c.k these devastating stories
weren’t limited to the entertainment
industry either as the me to hashtags
spread across social media like wildfire
it became clear that we all likely know
at least one individual who’s faced such
abuse before we unveil our number one
pick here are some disk
honorable mentions Cashman someone’s
time runs out there was a United
Airlines flight in Chicago that was
overbooked and to make room for people
they forcibly removed one of the
passengers did y’all hear about this
yeah it’s crazy they charged him a $50
removal fee that’s not true that’s not
true
at its heart it is the principle that
internet service providers or ISPs like
these guys should not be able to engage
in any sort of that limits or
manipulates the choices you make online
number one racism no matter how horrible
things get we still tell ourselves that
society has come a long way 2017 felt
like a huge step backwards however as
the US and in fact the entire world grew
increasingly divided by racial tensions
some responded to racial inequality and
police brutality through peaceful
protests like kneeling during the
national anthem meanwhile the unite the
right rally in Charlottesville Virginia
marked one of the ugliest hours in
modern US history
bringing together white supremacists
neo-nazis Klansmen and other hate groups
this far-right rally quickly turned
violent leaving three dead and dozens
injured according to a Quinnipiac
University national poll 65 percent of
voters say hatred and Prejudice have
increased since president Trump’s
election considering his response to
events like Charlottesville that’s not
that shocking
I think there’s blame on both sides and
I have no doubt about it and you don’t
have any doubt about it either do you
agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day
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