Fear Mongering, Does anyone else see this?

It seems that with most of the discussions these days something is about to happen in the near future. For example, if you guys remember, at the begining of this year, things were about to pick up steam by the end of this year, I certainly have not seen anything drastic as was predicted by some. I by no means am looking forward to anything bad happening, but doesn't it look like most of the "researchers" in the conspiracy arena are always claiming that something is to happen shortly, but the "shortly" never really come around, its always postponed to another date, another month, another year. I am beginning to wonder if we are being had big time. Someone g'me an "Amen" on that.