By: Todd Wheatley
(c) IQ-2k   07-19-12

This series of articles does not reference the "signs of the apocalypse" outlined in the Book of Revelations. Though that Christian belief cannot be fully discounted. Thus, as an information specialist, I constantly seek to confirm or disprove the Biblical prophesy. That aside, there remains an ever present danger. Not a doom for humanity. But, the downfall of civilization. Daily life as we know it hinges on energy along with the constant supply of goods moving around the world.

So given the ominous events of the past few years these articles will outline the worse case scenarios and suggest some possible survival strategies. The first article in this series has already been written ("2012") and suggests "the apocalypse" may come as soon as the end of this year or the beginning of the next. I think many crazy people would tend to agree. Though hopefully you will see that I am not one of those.

Still prophesy or no prophesy, I feel "The Apocalypse" is inevitable. Its the nature of humanity that leads me to this conclusion. Not prophesy or pessimism. Moreover I like to believe that I am neither optimist nor pessimist, but realist. Though as a journalist it is problematic to put things in absolute terms. So to preface my statement:

Human nature is extremely hard to overcome. Thus an apocalyptic future is the MOST LIKELY outcome.

More to the point, the word "apocalypse", which originally meant "revelation", is now synonymous with cataclysm. Also being a more secular term it commonly replaces the Biblical term of "Armageddon". Here again popular usage and misconception come into play. Should the end of civilization result from a world wide conflagration it is highly UNLIKELY that it will end as a result of one massive land battle.

Prophesy says that a million soldiers from many nations will descend upon the final battlefield (Megiddo, Israel ..aka. Armageddon). At that time all will be decided -- have you ever heard of cluster bombs? Tight massive formations are things of the past. No modern general would be so foolish. Then again we are discounting the supernatural forces leading the effort.

Israel, on the other hand, weighs heavily in the wave of current events pushing humanity towards world war. Even today (Jul. 19, 2012) a suicide attack killed several Israeli civilians. The one mitigating factor ... the bombing was in Europe. Though as stated in my "2012" article, the upcoming U.S. presidential election may be the deciding factor in an Israeli first strike. Though it was not specifically stated, a solid Republican victory may embolden Israeli hawks. A prelude to the "end times".

Other threats include a global economic crash or the always unpredictable North Koreans. Less obvious, but growing in severity is the political rift opened during the contested 2000 U.S. presidential election when George Bush won the presidency through a spilt decision in the U.S. Supreme Court. Unexpectedly the high court exacerbated the rift through its controversial "Citizens United" decision. Now, like the congress, the favorable ratings for the once venerable institution have slipped considerably.

Unfortunately it is still too early to know how the obscene amounts of political advertising money afforded through "Citizens.." will affect the American social structure. Though suffice it to say that the amount of political negativity has already increased. Now given the economic malaise combined with the growing political rancor U.S. domestic protest could grow to heights not seen since the 1960s.

That in itself would not be cause for concern, but given the spread of protest during the "Arab Spring" widespread protest in the United States could lead to worldwide chaos. And while supply disruptions of food and consumer goods would be troublesome, oil (and energy) remains the lynch pin. The harder it becomes for people to go to work, the more protests will follow. Chaos will beget chaos. Class, race, and ethnic struggles will multiply and the wheels of progress will stop.

The Bible says the end "will come as a thief in the night", yet more than 2000 years later electronic surveillance systems watch every part of globe. Further given that leaders can hardly "pass gas" without a Twitter or Facebook feed it seems unlikely that major events could snowball without warning. So take heed ... 9/11 was a wake up call. The world is a tinder box ready go. And while divine intervention may forestall or eradicate an apocalypse human nature proves time and again that it is difficult to live in harmony.

Therefore in view of such dire possibilities I will publish a series of articles -- Apocalypse 101 -- to enumerate the threats and give survival tips. First and foremost, start a technical library ..... BOOKS, magazines, anything paper!! Electronics will be the first casualty in the fall of civilization.

(c) 2012    DR-KNOW
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