I think the Mayan calendar ends at 2012 because they saw no reason to go past that point. That's all!
Yes, there may be big changes coming, but then there are always big changes when the civilizations move from one type of society, like hunter/gatherer, to a new "format", like agrarian.
It is only natural that each country hits its zenith, then settles into something more sustainable, which is what the USA absolutely must embrace during the next 2 or 3 years.
Nostradamus was good at seeing patterns of human behavior on a social scale, which makes his predictions seem so accurate.
The magic is not the prediction, IMHO, but that he figured out how to say what he thought without being thrown in prison!
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