End of the world! December 21 2012

[jbg]

Yes, REM was talking about standing on one of the peaks in history - the beginning of true detente between the west and the Communist nations, the beginning of the environmental movement, a new era in gender relations - and deciding that one is ready for the change. REM toured in 1989 (their GREEN tour) and had Greenpeace set up information kiosks inside their concerts. I remembered thinking that it was a return to the political music of the 1960s but with more of a mature sensibility, and a focus on a particular issue.

Thanks for the insight. I was unaware of the history and of their "(s)tand" (pun fully intended) on the issues.

[BC_chick]

Has anyone seen or read anything about the surivivalists and their reaction to the world not ending? I googled using several criteria but I'm not finding much.

I'm curious to know because this time it wasn't just a religious angle, wealthy non-religious people had also bought into the Mayan/planetary realignment idea and some were buying bunkers for large sums of money. I would think that the lack of religious component would make it more newsworthy but maybe that's the reason I haven't found much.

I did come across a forum started in 2008 where survivalists traded information (some of which are very funny in hindsight), but not shockingly, the forum is very quiet.

Edited December 30, 2012 by BC_chick

[bush_cheney2004]

Nope.....lots more attention and a helluva lot more money was spent by non-religious folk for Y2K. Google that.....