Prophecies, speculations, talks of a 3rd World War, fighting in the streets of America, sadness, fear, anger, CONFUSION! This is what has consumed me the past few days. I've read all the posts on here, and have agreed with most, and stand in disbelief of others. I wish I didn't believe in prophecies, predictions, rhetoric, doomsday, Nostrodamus...but reluctantly, I do. I really hate that I do. I see some of you posters, who seem so strong when you dismiss these predictions, and I say to myself, "I hope that they are right." I deal with 1's and 0's on a daily basis. It's either black of white in my line of work. So when it comes to Nostrodamus, why can't I find enough evidence to dismiss it as vehemently as some of you. None of us ever dreamed of the WTC being demolished in an hours time. So in that same breath, can you humor the notion that if a few key military positions/sites were taken by the enemy, that fighting in the streets of America is a reality? Never you say? That's what I would've said Monday. This war will be won by whatever side can outsmart the other, not solely on who can bomb the other the worse. My country needs me in time of war? I'm there. I'll sit behind a bunker and shoot anyone who charges at me or shooting at me all day long. I'll wrestle with my enemy. I'll exchange kicks and punches with my enemy. I'll charge him with a knife while he's trying to stab me with his. That's all fine and dandy. But what if I get captured? They don't decide to kill me. Instead, they torture me for information. They castrate me. They cut off my limbs. They gouge out my eyes. They skin me alive. Will I have the discipline to kill myself somehow? This is what has been going on in my mind lately. I'm scared folks. I hate that feeling. I hate feeling violated. So if there was fighting in the streets of America, is it each man for himself? Who do you trust? Who's side is my neighbor on? He's of Arab descent, he wears a turban on his head, yet, he greets me with a God bless America. Do I shoot him in the head for fear that it is just trickery? Or do I let him in close enough to slice my throat from ear to ear? To invade my home? Or how do I know the blond haired, blue eyed jock down the street isn't a member of the Timothy McVeigh fan club? Just who do I trust in this situation. It will be utter chaos. Once again, in this time of confusion, who do I trust? America has been untouched for so long. Nothing lasts forever. Is it time now for America to feel the wrath of an anti-Christ? Who knows? I know the situation I described is one of extreme. But I feel that anything is possible. What if Pakistan is part of the grand scheme? Smiling to our face proclaiming to be an ally, but attacking us when our backs our turned to them facing Afghanistan? What is stopping Russia from declaring their disgust for poverty and convert back to the Soviet Union? In that case, China sees it's chance to join forces with whoever against America. Will we be so blinded by getting Osama bin Laden, that we won't realize an attack by Saddam Hussein? Will our forces be so depleted fighting a battle overseas, that our homes cannot be sufficiently protected? I know, these are all extremely unlikely situations, but we never know. This new enemy of ours, how many of them are living amongst us? How many of them have been to the Compaq Center while were there watching the Rockets? I do feel that America has a few things above all our enemies. Love for our fellow countrymen and unity. The love and unity we have right now is immeasurable, and it will ultimately conquer all. Be it out of fear, neccessity, patriotism, or an undiscovered lust for blood, if war was taken to the American soil, I for one, will satiate my thirst for for revenge and utter annihilation of the enemy. I know we, as a nation, and as a civilized society, will prevail once again. I'm really confused about the whole situation right now, so forgive my ramblings. It's important for me/us to know I'm/we're not alone in my/our thoughts from ppl at work, friends, BBS, etc.. I don't know most of you guys, so please don't judge me by this post. I'm not some psycho. Just trying to come to grasp of the situation and unclear future.
Was it Nostradamus or the Bible that said the antichrist would declare war around 1999? Was that when Bin Laden declared war on us? I'm still waiting on the relevance of the blue turban, maybe it's meant in a more figurative rather than literal sense.
Nostradamus. And if you really want to start taking care of your business, the Mayan civilization/calendars calculated the end of the world to be in December 2012.
Here's the good Doctor's response from the thread, "Attack Foretold" on 9-11-01: "That's the problem with Nostradamus' quatrains. I remember reading them when I was in jr. high and even then I kind of doubted them. There are over 900 of these predictions and if I recall they were somehow blocked off by centuries. They were all so cryptic, too. If something happened that even remotely resembled something he stated, his quote was so ambiguous it could be fit around what happened. The stuff you couldn't associate with modern-day happenings left you wondering "what the hell was he babbling about?" However, there are some predictions in which he specifically mentions peoples' names that really freaked me out." I would have normally posted the link to the thread, but I wanted to just point out his post. I hope he doesn't get mad at me for "speaking" for him, but he has the same view on this as me and I have all along have said don't believe that mumbo jumbo.
