It's going to be bad, and that's all there is to it. Man, it just don't get better'n this. In organization, it's fairly typical. You have the leaders at the top, some of whom are sincere, some of whom have an agenda, and others of whom have simply seen a marvelous way to hustle a quick buck. Below them are the zillions of Faithful who parrot their every word.
Conspiracy theories abound.
The banks are about to collapse, and the government is suppressing the news because they don't know what else to do. Generator vendors report that they've got backlogs stretching weeks or even months. Let me close with some personal advice. Speaking from experience, you're not going to accomplish anything by ridiculing North in their presence. Especially if they're a Christian, a martyr complex will kick in and slam the mental door in your face.