“Apocalypticism” is a world view based on the idea that important matters are esoteric in nature (“hidden”) and they will soon be revealed in a major confrontation of earth-shaking magnitude that will change the course of history. “Apocalypticism” can be tied to religious or secular views, and the expected outcome can be seen as positive, negative, or ambiguous. It can appear as a personal and group tendency, outlook, perceptual frame, or rhetorical style; and can lead people toward passivity while awaiting the inevitable end, or active preparation in anticipation of an “apocalyptic” event. “Apocalypticism” is a frequent theme of literature, film and television. It also influences political policy through movements such as Christian Zionism, and in the dualism seen when politicians demonize and scapegoat their enemies as wholly bad, evil, or even Satanic. This process often involves “conspiracism”, in which the apocalyptic enemy is alleged to be engaged in a conspiracy against the good or Godly people. The tendency was especially evident with the approach of the millennial year 2000, but it need not be tied to a particular calendar date. At this present time around 187000 results can be found for “2012″ in a youtube search, many videos are from religious orders or individuals who propagate the “2012″ myth either for gain or some kind of self importance. I think most will understand that “December 21st 2012″ will be a non-event, it’s simply a myth, similar to the “end of …