History Channel: Prophets of Doom

I have been watching the (alternative) news about the economy, peak oil, and the imminent collapse of the American Empire for a long time. This is why my sisters and I left an urban setting to land in a place in which we have more control over our lives. For many years, the collapse of America has been featured only on conspiracy theory blogs, and, more recently, legitimate alternative news outlets.

Tonight, however, marks a change in the consciousness of America. Tonight, the History Channel featured a program called "Prophets of Doom," in which several of the long-standing "conspiracy theorists," that proclaim the end of America is near finally get their voice in the mainstream media.

No large media outlet would produce that type of show if it felt that there was not a grain of truth to the matter.

The History Channel, thankfully, did not much offer much commentary on the opinions of these six people. Instead, it was an interview format, where they could express their opinions. And that they did.

Michael Ruppert spoke of peak oil, and how that would devastate the economy, the nation, and the lives of everyday people. When the oil runs out, there will be no driving, no construction, little production.

Nathan Hagans, who worked at a hedge fund, related how he believes the entire global economy is a Ponzi scheme. When it collapses, we are all in peril, and we may see Weimar-type circumstances.

John Cronin was far more concerned with our availability of fresh, and safe, drinking water. His priority is pollution, but I feel that the corporate grab of water is also a great concern.

James Kunstler believes that peak oil, a bad economy, and other factors will lead to great civil unrest. We will have to live like we did before the Industrial Revolution. There will be no driving 5 miles or 50 miles to get groceries.

Hugo De Garis believes that we are giving too much power to computers, which is odd because he develops artifical intelligence software. He believes that in the 2040's, computers will have the advantage over humans. We may not last that long.

Robert Gleason believes that nuclear weapons will fall into the hands of terrorists, and reduce our nation into a third-world country. I believe terrorism is over-hyped, and that, again, we may not last long enough as a nation to see that.


Overall, it was a great documentary to watch, and I give significant credit to the History Channel for producing it. The first four speakers were the best, in my opinion, and I think they are right on target. Below is a link to the DVD...

http://shop.history.com/detail.php?p=291023&v=history&ecid=PRF-2103964&pa=PRF-2103964

Of course, the History Channel will also re-run it, unless it ends up in the memory hole like Jesse Ventura's FEMA camp edition of Conspiracy Theory.