Elliot Golan / Roundup
Dear Apocalyptic Acolytes,
When the year 2012 ends, something wondrous will indeed take place. It will not be a cataclysmic natural disaster or Earth-altering event. It will be the repetition of a phenomenon we will have been anticipating for 365 days.
A new year will begin.
Many seem to think that Dec. 21, 2012, which marks the end of the Mayan “Long Count” calendar, will be the end of times.
This craze has been steadily rising in popularity over the past few months. Seemingly countless books and articles and even a motion picture have been released discussing whether the conclusion of the Mayan calendar will in-fact result in the end of the world.
It will not.
While the Mayan culture was well known for advanced comprehension of writing, science and mathematics, the ending of their calendar does not denote anything.
Why do we assume it has any further significance?
The reason for this shameless riding of the doomsday bandwagon is nothing more than profit.
Much like in the time leading up to the supposed Y2K catastrophe, in which all the electronics in the world were to fail, many citizens have begun to enter a state of disarray and paranoia.
Does anybody remember what happened at midnight on Jan. 1, 2000?
… Nothing.
It was just another New Year’s with its normal celebrations and the beginning of a new day and year.
Yet, with a similar sort of hoopla surrounding an upcoming date approaching, many have seemed to learn nothing from this recent example.
This clearly illustrates the dark side of the free market and Capitalism.
Rather than spend an immense amount of money on advancing the hype through the media and marketing world, our society should be combating this type of slavery.
The greatest asset humankind possesses is their mind. Freethinking and the ability to use reason and logic should be at the forefront of the psyche. Not drone-like obedience.
Stop being simple-minded worshippers of propaganda and trend.
If the worry and misappropriation of funds from 2000 is insufficient, take The Crusades or Nazism as examples of the power of sermon.
Word of mouth can be viral. With the wrong speaker and ignorant listeners, it can change the world.
Respectfully,
Concerned Citizen of The World