Extract from the trends journal Summer Issue • 2009
"Here we are in 2012. Food riots, tax protests, farmer rebellions, student revolts, squatter digins, homeless uprisings, tent cities, ghost
malls, general strikes, bossnappings, kidnappings, industrial saboteurs,
gang warfare, mob rule, terror. How could it have come to this? Across
the nation and around the
world, it was a variation of the same theme. In the United States it was
called “Obamageddon,” in the rest of the world it was “The Greatest
Depression.” Did no one see it coming? Yes and no. There were
intelligent, informed people who saw it. But for the most part they
didn’t want to believe their eyes and didn’t want to hear it. They could
do the math, but too terrified
to face the big, bad ugly truth, they were afraid to add up the
numbers.
If you didn’t see the future through rose-colored glasses, they called you names: “Gloom
and Doomer.” A purveyor of “Pessimism Porn” sniggered The New York
Times, deriding Gerald Celente’s forecasts because they lacked the
obligatory happy ending. The same New York Times — who sold America the
Iraq war, who denied America was heading for recession until it became
“official,” who relentlessly parroted the party line — like so many of
“the most trusted” names in
news, were themselves insidious pushers of “Optimism Opium.” And for the
most part Americans bought it. They got hooked on the recovery dream.
Now, in 2012, the truth can no longer be evaded. Yet, in the midst of
“The Greatest Depression,” folks still cling to the myth that the bottom
fell out in ’08 when the “Panic” hit, and it’s been straight downhill
ever since."

Gerald Celente is a respected media commentator on business and consumer trends in the
US, and publisher of The Trends Journal. His presentation aims to help
exporters understand the key global niche markets they should be
designing new products and services for, and signal what the key
business and consumer trends will be. The Trends Research Institute is
on record as accurately forecasting many major social, economic and
political trends. such as the dot.com crash, the rise of gourmet coffees
and organic foods. They are currently predicting a rise in ‘simplicity
hip’ for the average US family with downsizing in cars,houses and
extravagances but a strong requirement for quality products that reflect
personal styles and which are simple, reliable and can be repaired –
not trashed – when broken.
Trends Expert Gerald Celente is also known as Dr Doom and the Nostradamus of Modern Times , Gerald Celente is regarded as one
of the foremost trend predictors in the world. This author of Trends
2000 and Trend Tracking, and publisher of The Trends Journal, is
frequently a guest on television news and talk show programs. The New
York Post said "if Nostradamus were alive today, he'd have a hard time
keeping up with Gerald Celente."

Following are Gerald Celente's Forecasts for 2010: · The Crash of 2010: The
Bailout Bubble is about to burst. Be prepared for the onset of the
Greatest Depression. · Depression Uplift: The pursuit of elegance and
affordable sophistication will raise spirits and profits. · Terrorism
2010: Years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq ­ and now Pakistan ­ have
intensified anti-American sentiment. 2010 will be the year of the
lone-wolf, self-radicalized gunman. · Neo-Survivalism: A new breed of
survivalist is devising ingenious stratagems to beat the crumbling
system. And, they're not all heading for the hills with AK-47's and pork
& beans. · Not Welcome Here: Fueled by fear and resentment, a
global anti-immigration trend will gather force and serve as a major
plank in building a new political party in the US. · TB or Not TB: With
two-thirds of Americans Too Big (TB) for their own good (and everyone
else's), 2010 will mark the outbreak of a "War on Fat," providing a ton
of business opportunities. · Mothers of Invention: Taking off with the
speed of the Internet revolution, "Technology for the Poor" will be a
major trend in 2010, providing products and services for newly
downscaled Western consumers and impoverished consumers everywhere. ·
Not Made In China: A "Buy Local," "My Country First" protectionist
backlash will deliver a big "No" to unrestrained globalism and open
solid niches for local and domestic manufacturers. · The Next Big
Thing: Just as the traditional print media (newspapers/magazines) were
scooped by Internet competition, so too will new communication
technologies herald the end of the TV networks as we know them.