The Apocalypse within

[htpcl]

Hi, my fellow scared hysterical chicken-hearts brave rational dudes & dudettes! See, I really liked this thread exploring the history of people's apocalyptic inclinations. "People in our country are more scared by their financial problems than the end of the world", anthropologist (whatever that's supposed to mean) Valeri Lichev and social

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[papasha_mueller]

" they'd actually succumb to eternal depression"

...and start posting to LJ community.

[htpcl]

Quite right! (But only when they're off their daily dose of rakia)

[papasha_mueller]

I don't mind calling it araka, rakia, uzo, pernaud or sambuka.
It's all about the strength, not the name.
Putin is loved for his conistency, and not because his name is Vladimir.

[htpcl]

Yep, they even named a vodka after him.

[mahnmut]

Hey man, it's Xmas spirit all around! Cheer up! Don't be joinin' no War on Xmas!

[htpcl]

Watch me! *BURP*

[mahnmut]

That's the spirit!

[sophia_sadek]

There are few things more entertaining than the War on Christmas.

[underlankers]

I think it's interesting in a way that the concept of the Unveiling, the literal translation of Apocalypse, has become conflated with the different concept of the Eschaton, the crashing and burning of all existence with it maybe or maybe not being renewed. If I had the interest I could make a pseudo-philosophical statement here based on the concept that ignorance is bliss and too many people prefer sticking heads in sand to actually solving problems or doing anything, but eh.

[sophia_sadek]

Armageddon outta here!

[ddstory]

No one, not even the presumably most intelligent and well informed people, is immune to superstitions, or worse, the hive mentality imposed upon the public by the media.

[il_mio_gufo]

ah yes, nothing more taboo than a professional openly promoting a superstition. although, they do make for exceptionally fun sources ;)

[ddstory]

Yeah, can you believe it? Presumably rational people, including politicians, even some scientists, are very much into irrational superstitious bullshit:

[il_mio_gufo]

politicians don't count as professionals *silly goose*