Here is a list of the most worrying signs indicating an imminent escalation of the financial situation in the US and Europe. As, again, nothing has been solved during the 2008 recession the coming economic collapse could be the worst in 100 years.
http://www.reportsfromearth.com/395/charts-videos-predicting-major-economic-collapse-in-usa-and-europe/

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.