The story began with claims that Nibiru or Planet X, a planet allegedly discovered by the Sumerians is headed towards earth. This incident was predicted first in May 2003 but when nothing happened, the date was moved to December 21, 2012. Despite predictions, there is no scientific evidence that it will or won’t happen. NASA compares 2012 to Y2K bug in the late 1990s.
Will the world end?
The long-count period of the Mayan Calendar ends on December 21, 2012 and it is predicted that this is the day that the world as we know it will come to an end. This is also called the End Times.
Incidents that may end the world as we know it
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Polar shift or cataclysmic pole shift hypothesis
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A flu pandemic
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Nuclear war
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Biological war
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Global warming
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Robots taking over
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Genetic modification
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Nuclear accident
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Meteors
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Solar storms
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Explosions from black hole
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Religious apocalypse
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Alien invasion
Survivalists often use military acronyms such as OPSEC and SOP, and other terminology common to the gun culture. They also frequently use acronyms and terms that are fairly unique to their own glossary of terms.
Some key survivalist terms and acronyms include:
Alpha Strategy: The practice of storing extra consumable items for future barter
Ballistic Wampum: Ammunition stored for barter purposes
BOB: Bug-out bag
BOL: Bug-out location
BOV: Bug-out vehicle
Contrapreneur: Someone who invests in a declining market
Doomer: A Peak Oil adherent who believes in a Malthusian-scale societal collapse
EOTW: End of the world
Goblin: A criminal offender
Golden Horde: The "anticipated large mixed horde of refugees and looters that will pour out of the metropolitan regions WTSHTF."
G.O.O.D.: Get Out of Dodge Mass exodus out of urban areas in the event of a disaster
G.O.O.D. Kit: Get Out of Dodge Kit
Pollyanna or Polly: One who is in denial about the disruption that might be caused by a large scale disaster.
Prepper: A synonym for survivalist that has come into common usage since the late 1990s and used interchangeably with survivalist much as retreater was in the 1970s. It refers to one being prepared or making preparations.
SHTF: Shit Hits the Fan. A term used generically by survivalists to describe disaster situations
TEOTWAWKI: The End of the World as We Know It
WTSHTF: When the Shit Hits the Fan
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