can't say. it's likely a multitude of factors, some of which you've already listed. well, it is what it is. i think some of these people who call the shots are really into occult shit. baba vanga's name is being tossed around recently, that she's predicted the fall of syria as the harbinger of a great catastrophe or whatever. i guess we'll have to wait and see. i have my popcorn ready. not that anything ever happens.
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