They see evidence of things getting worse and worse, ignoring evidence of advancements in various areas of life. Those who choose to see only one side of what's going on in the world become a laughingstock to those who know otherwise. Nationalized gospel and prophecy. Some Americans in particular tend to nationalize the gospel and prophecy, to see the fate of America as the fate of the world. In fact, the end of the U.S. could come but not the end of the world.
History reveals that nation after nation, civilization after civilization have crumbled and decayed.
Given enough time, ours will undoubtedly go the same way. But to equate the demise of America with the end of the world is quite a presumptuous leap of logic. Disasters and judgment. Some who proclaim gloom and doom tend to equate all disasters with the judgment of God. For sure, America deserves judgment.