It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

I think there is a narrow class of people who are just afraid that people will stop listening to them about what to be afraid of and how to live their lives to cope.

Tip to Instapundit.

Meanwhile, we have a long actual history of not being afraid enough of thugs with military power and fanatical followers until it is too late to prevent them from killing lots of people.