THE KALI AGE OR 'AGE OF CHAOS'
Based on writings by Kristina Gale-Kumar who credits the "Shrimad Bhagavatam"

Sound familiar?

(In the Kali Age) day after day...righteousness, veracity, purity, forgiveness, compassion, length of life, bodily strength and keenness of memory will decline...wealth alone will be the criterion of pedigree, morality and merit. Might (brute force/power) will be the only factor determining righteousness and fairness...trickery alone will be the motive force in business dealings. Capability of affording sexual delight will be the only criterion of masculine or feminine excellence... Justice will have every chance of being vitiated because of one's inability to gratify those administering it... Want of riches will be the sole test of impiety and hypocrisy will be the only touchstone of goodness... wearing long hair will be regarded as the only sign of beauty...

Skill will consist in supporting one's family; virtuous deeds will be performed only with the object of gaining fame; and when in this way the terrestrial globe will be overrun by wicked people, the person who would prove to be the most powerful amongst all will become the ruler.

Robbed of their wealth by greedy and merciless politicians and soldiers, the people will begin to behave like robbers and resort to the mountains and forests where they will subsist on leaves, roots, meat, honey, fruits, flowers and seeds. Already oppressed by famine and heavy taxation, people will perish through drought, excessive cold, storms, scorching sunshine, heavy rain, snowfall and mutual conflict. In the Age of Kali, men will be tormented by hunger and thirst, ailments and worry...

When through the ill efects of Kali, the bodies of men get reduced in size and emaciated, the righteous course chalked out by the Vedas gets lost; when religion is replaced by heresy and rulers turn out to be thieves, dwellings will mostly look desolate for want of hospitality to strangers...

People turn out to be greedy, immoral and merciless, enter into hostility without cause and are unlucky and extremely covetous... dull witted, unable to judge things in their proper perspective, and are voracious...and destitute.

Countries become infested with robbers, the Vedas stand condemned by heretics; rulers exploit the people; and the priests remain devoted to the gratification of sexual desires and intent on filling their belly...

Those who have no knowledge of (Spirit) will occupy high seats and preach religion. Oppressed by famine and heavy taxation,--land being divested of food grains,--and stricken with fear of droughts, people in the Kali Age will ever remain perturbed in mind.

...when the Kali age, whose career is so severe to the people, is well-nigh past, the Lord will appear in His divine form consisting of Sattva (Spirit) alone, for the protection of virtue.