Agreed.
If I had to guess, the answer is no, and we are about to witness over the next few years , some absolutely horrific shit, and I am not so sure it is going to be isolated, or that "the west" is going to be entirely insulated.
That is assuming there is not a big bang(s) somewhere before we get to see it.
imo , this is not a dress rehearsal, and that people need to get themselves right, financially, logistically, spiritually.
Its getting fugly out there both abroad and at home, and it seems that the darkness is coming and it wishes to take away your/our, happiness and security.. (if you have any) and that now is 100% the time that people need to insulate themselves as much as possible from what is coming.
Sorry to be a downer.