How bad will the meltdown be? More pessimism porn

ej writes:

'There are apocalypses and there are apocalypses. XGH’s idea of a meltdown is very different from the projections in the [press] ... I think it is premature to think of unemployment rates much in excess of 10%.'

I think ej is very wrong here. I think there will probably be unemployment rates in excess of 80% when all is said and done. There will be serious rioting and crime issues. Martial law will probably be imposed. A global asian bird flu pandemic will be left unchecked and will kill hundreds of millions of people. Ultimately there will be a total breakdown of Western Civilization. Science will be set back to the dark ages, and bizarre religions will rule once more.

Maybe I'm being a tad pessimistic here, but this is how things could easily go. Don't kid yourself. Frum people might be thinking 'Well God wouldn't let that happen'. Why wouldn't He? He let the Holocaust happen, and it's not as if Reform/Zionism/Anti-Zionism/Loshon Horoh has disappeared since then.

I guess the bottom line is repent, for the end of the world is nigh. Alternatively, eat drink and be merry, for the end of the world is nigh. 

Alternatively just hope for the best and don't worry about it too much. It's not like there's anything you can do about it anyway. You should have bitachon in Hashem that all will be for the best, and if hundreds of millions of people do die, well, it's all for the best. It's all part of the big plan. Just like the Holocaust. No need to worry at all.