dumb apocalypse question [View all]

I know there is a lot of anger appearing on the Internet and many people on many websites are predicting the end of the world--or at least the collapse of civilization as we know it (in particular the United States). The fears can be political, religious, economic and/or ecological.
My question is NOT--I repeat, NOT--to question the validity of these comments and theories. Nor am I wanting to get into an argument about whether or not you agree with any of these ideas. And you've all read the different ways this can possibly happen, so I don't need the statements to be reiterated. What I want to know is:
Do you think the folks coming up with these pessimistic ideas are wanting some form of apocalypse to happen, just so they can prove they are right? So that they can say, "I told you so!" This is the impression I've gotten, from the way the comments have been written.