Predictions for 2012

[Spectrism]

Maybe we can get a few more prognosticators for 2012.

What do you expect we will see? I will submit mine later in the week.

[Buddha]

Obama re-elected
Higher unemployment, financial markets in progressively worse turmoil
Not sure about wars, but I smell some type of calamity it's been awhile
Silver will break the high water mark

Same stuff different year I guess

[osoab]

I will have more ounces of Au and Ag than I start the year with. ;D

[mick silver]

more people in this country go without food and learn to do more with less ..........

[General of Darkness]

I predict I'll be banned at least once in 2012.

[EE_]

Precious metals will have a ho-hum year, ending pretty much in the same price range as it began in 2012

The military industrial complex will continue to grow around the world, due to it's extreme profit potential.

Obama will win a 2nd term presidency, followed by a 12 week family vacation to their home town in Kenya.

Ron Paul will become the spokesperson for new "Depends" adult diapers, called "Liberties" or "Freedoms".

Nancy Pelosi will fall and break a hip and will continue annoying people from a wheel chair.

Newt Gingrich will be indicted for taking political campaign bribes in trade for sex from Barney Frank during the 2011 election.

Rick Perry will sue doctors for the lobotomy he received just before his 2012 presidential run.

Mitt Romney will take a family vacation strapping his grand kids to the roof of his car, so he doesn't get in trouble with PITA.

Herman Cain will get arrested for solicitation of a prostitute.

Michelle Bachmann will be arrested for killing Muslims

Fox News will air their last show due to Bill O'Reily refusing to leave his job after suffering a massive stroke, horrifying viewers by bloviating with a paralyzed face.

The Greek economy will rebound due to a bumper crop of olives that will allow them to pay off all debts, allowing them all to retire at age 47.

People around the world will accept eating radioactive GMO food and will actually begin to like it.

Jewish homosexual bestiality scat porn will be the new preferred porn, replacing normal homosexual porn, and will be taught it is acceptable in grade schools.

New sanctions will be imposed on Iran banning the importation of toilet paper making Iranians very angry for having to go back to using their left hand.

Nothing will happen on December 21 leading to extreme embarrassment to those that spent all their money on survival preps. The survival stores will re brand their stores in preparation of the end of the world in 2085.

Mexico will plant the Aztlan flag in the western US, no one will complain because they are home watching new reality shows.

CNBC will continue their chant: "recovery, recovery, recovery, buy stocks!"

"solid" will paint his sailboat in day glow colors to out-do some lady's video he saw posted on the Internet by "libertytree".

"k-os" will get engaged before her next birthday and will begin planning a very traditional Catholic wedding.

EE will go on a Mystery Tour of the US to visit friends and will catch a new Florida state record bass in on 4 lb. test line, only to eat the record fish with tartar sauce and french fries before receiving the award.

[madfranks]

I think there's a very real possibility that the European Union will fail in 2012 and the countries will revert to individual sovereignty and many of them will begin printing their own money again to "quantitatively ease" the markets.

I think 2012 will still be a slow year for the American economy. No job growth, inflation still low because banks can't find anyone to lend money to. More QE by the fed will continue to fill the reserves of many large banks until it starts pouring out in late 2013 through 2014. That will be when inflation starts hitting America hard. Bread, eggs, milk, basic foods and energy could go up 25-40% per annum in 2014-15.

As Europe falls, massive confidence will imbue the US Dollar with fiat strength and silver and gold will remain sluggish all year, although they will still be the first responders to the imminent inflation waiting on the sidelines. I predict the spot price of silver to end 2012 between $37-39, while gold will end 2012 between $1750-1850.

[Sparky]

After a shaky start, I think the U.S. will step up with some type of global QE package to paper over a lot of the structural problems that exist, starting in Europe, and will actually make 2012 look like a decent year on the surface in terms of increasing optimism by year's end.

The price of all of this will finally take it's toll in 2013 with a realization that the European crisis cannot be papered over, and the impact will spread to the U.S. by 2014. Think of how much pain has been postponed until "after the election". It's quite staggering, really. Just the removal of the payroll tax deduction alone is going to set off a firestorm, to say nothing of the sunset of the Bush tax cuts, a new debt ceiling fight, and the acceleration of demographics that will begin to stress Social Security and Medicare. This is why I think there will be some type of nominal "bottom" in 2013-2014, and the "solution" will be the acceleration of price inflation during the second half of the decade.

I respect those who think that there's not enough paper left to hold this off for another year and that this timetable is too slow, but I think there is. I think it will be one last opportunity to prepare for the challenge that follows. Not the end of the world, but a great social challenge where some will be better equipped than others, and will be looked to for help. This actually might be good for our society. But, I'm getting ahead of 2012!

I like madfranks' PM price predictions. I could see a consolidation of prices for a while to convince people that values are stable rather then a bubble ready to burst. This might mean silver spending a lot of time in the $26-$32 range and gold in the $1500-$1700 range before ending the year higher in madfranks' ranges. We didn't see much of a price drag last summer; I wonder if that means we won't see much of a pop this winter, and we'll just be building a solid floor for the inevitable launch above $50/$2000.

[Spectrism]

One thing that I think a group like this has a problem with, is timing. We see many things overlooked by the common schlub. Because of that, we think the things that are years out are only months away. This is the dilemma that the John Birch Society and many christian conservatives faced. Seeing the foundations being attacked, those with any vision at all can predict the progression of those attacks and discern their intents.

Looking back on 2011 and my expectations this time last year, I am mostly still expecting many of the same things. I am a bit surprised that the system did not go down in 2009, but there was such criminal tampering by the federal government with the market that all semblance to reality evaporated. In the back of my mind, I keep hearing the echoes of undeniable laws inspite of the fake games played by the money masters. The plain laws of physics and the laws of God are ready to knock on the door of insanity with a visitation of reality. This new reality will be so calamitous that people will be dying of fright.

I have been looking for a trigger date to signal certain events, but have not seen it yet.... or just didn't realize it. Here is an interesting event that just happened:

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NASA discovers new island in Red Sea off Yemen coast (http://www.yobserver.com/environment/10021757.html)

Posted in: Environment
Written By: Mohammed al-Kibsi
Article Date: Dec 31, 2011 - 9:55:30 PM


NASA announced on Friday that a new island has appeared off the west coast of Yemen following a volcanic eruption.

The U.S. space agency's Earth Observatory posted satellite photos showing a plume of white smoke rising from the ocean near the Zubair archipelago located 30 nautical miles off Yemen coast in the Red Sea on December 23.

"The image from December 2011 shows an apparent island where there had previously been an unbroken water surface," it said.

"A thick plume ascends from the island, dark near the bottom and light near the top, perhaps a mixture of volcanic ash and water vapor."


A volcanic activity erupted in Saba Island one of Zubair Group, a collection of small islands off the west coast of Yemen on December 23, 2011.
The volcanic activity created what looked like a new island appeared in the region. Running in a roughly northwest-southeast line, the islands poke above the sea surface, rising from a shield volcano. This region is part of the Red Sea Rift where the African and Arabian tectonic plates pull apart and new ocean crust regularly forms.
New islands are created by undersea volcanoes every few years, but many are not strong enough to withstand the wind and waves of the open sea, volcanologist Rick Wunderman told CNN on Thursday.

He added, however, that the volcanic material in the Red Sea tends to be more durable.
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When the Pharoah was chasing the Israelites, this is where they were wiped out. The Red Sea represents the judgment of God and eternal hell- separation for those not protected.

I expect to see more earthquakes, severe storms, volcanoes and because they will be increasingly intense, we will also see:
-breaks in communication
-starvation
-money system upsets
-wars
-plagues

I also think that people will become more like brute beasts.

Rahm Emmanuel (now there is a cute name- Rahm god with man) gave us the plan- never let a good crisis go to waste. Watch for evil workers using calamity to their gain. I expect they will also set up some contrived attacks on Amerika to make the sheep cry for more government safety. They already own the airports. I suspect the train stations will be next.... and the highways.

Just as they took over the education system, banking, governments, communications... they also have taken over the military, police and religious groups. They infiltrate and attack those who are a threat. The beast is now on the scene. I don't believe they can delay the final days much longer. The clock is ticking on the last few years for the world as we know it.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. He will seek to control things. All moves that take power and control from you are his works. And submission is required... that is, your permission and agreement. Remember that! You will always have a choice... although they will try to make it seem impossible, you can choose right.

[Shami-Amourae]

Silver will break $50, and Gold will break $2,000.