A FEW MORE OBSERVATIONS FROM EVERYWHERE

Bruce Tallman
London Free Press

The other talk about 2012 is not about disaster, but about a positive shift in consciousness. My own prediction is there will be even more liberation of “people power,” mainly caused by the social media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and smart phones, which make it very easy for people to rally around a cause. The Arab Spring and Occupy movement witness that the average person is fed up with being passively manipulated by dictators, corporations and the ultra-rich. True democracy and a massive shift of planetary consciousness is coming, the awareness that we are all in this together, we are not alone, and together we can create a better world.

Elizabeth Evans
Ahwatukee Foothills News (Phoenix)

I can guarantee you that the finish for the Mayan calendar isn't going to be anything special, end-of-the-world-wise, unless you count the part where I'll be in a crowded shopping mall that day trying to find a vintage Pokemon Yellow Nintendo DS game and I will certainly wish that my world might end in a fiery ball of salsa.

No, The End of Everything As We Know It has already pretty much happened, with the recent announcement concerning the planned remake of the classic ode to love, romance and sword fights, "The Princess Bride."

Really? REALLY?

No, I mean: INCONCEIVABLE!

My name is Elizabeth Evans. You're ruining my favorite movie. Prepare to ... you get the picture.

James Soriano
Manila Bulletin

At the end of the day, it is necessary first and foremost to accept the reality that our chances of survival are very slim. Should this disillusion you and cloud your vision with hopeless despair, it is best to stop sulking and suppress thoughts of committing suicide.

Instead you must, as countless have said, party like it’s the end of the world.