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Couldn't this apply to lots of different times through history? Couldn't it have applied to Kennedy even?

Why think we are special. Every generation thinks that theirs is the worst and things are coming to an end, and then we surprise our selves be getting better and worse at the same time.

Seems to me that if you're concerned with this type of thing that you're best bet is to worry about yourself and your loved ones to make sure that you are "prepared". Trying to predict or interpret the signs of the end of the world is a loosing battle.

Yep, things suck all around in some ways. Or you could choose to see the good, it's out there. Things have always seemed to suck if you go looking for the negative.