Symptoms of the Kali Yuga

How many of these ring true?

From the Sanskrit texts the Vishnu Purana and the Linga Purana:

* Thieves will become kings, and kings will be the thieves.
* Rulers will confiscate property and use it badly. They will cease to protect the people.
* Base men who have gained a certain amount of learning (without having the virtues necessary for its use) will be esteemed as sages.
* There will be many displaced persons, wandering from one country to another.
* Predatory animals will be more violent.
* Fetuses will be killed in the wombs of their mothers.
* People will prefer to choose false ideas.
* No one will be able to trust anyone else.
* People will be envious.
* There will be many children born whose life expectancy is no more than 16 years.
* People suffering from hunger and fear will take refuge in underground shelters.
* Young girls will do trade in their virginity.
* The god of clouds will be inconsistent in the distribution of the rains.
* Shopkeepers will run dishonest businesses.
* There will be many beggars and unemployed people.
* Everyone will use hard and vulgar language.
* Men will devote themselves to earning money; the richest will hold power.
* The state leaders will no longer protect the people but, through taxes, will appropriate all wealth.
* Water will be lacking.
* Pre-cooked food will be readily available!

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