I disagree. I’m 57. My wife is from Chicago and was there during the unrest. Yes. It was worse than it is right now, and no, I don’t think these silly flash mobs are worse. Nor are they relevant.
But I bought my current residence (13 acres in rural kentucky) back two weeks before Obama was elected. I moved here permanently just a few weeks ago from my Seattle home (since 1966). What we are seeing around the world is a different problem than what we saw in the 60’s. This is a 100 year storm. This is the collapse of a fiat money world system. This is mystery babylon coming to its final end.
It’s been worse, to be sure, but think of this as August of 1939. And September comes.
Time will tell, and yes, I am prepared too. The difference is that my preparations are from prudence not from fear or hyperbolic interpretaion and extrapolation of events. I do not suggest that your position is born of fear but I do think that the writer is a bit of a nellie.