I don't know how this relates, But Religion is basically created by the lesser intelligent people of our past, who wanted to establish a group. They used the stars and sky to do this, with eh birth of the sun god (lets use Jesus as an example, though their are many others) on december 25 having the sun begin rising, and Easter, begin setting. I do remember reading somewhere about the, "end of the age", which extremist would see as, the end of the world. But really, I believe it will just be a solar cycle the Mayans predicted, from the age of the fish (Jesus) to the next (Aquarius) . Also not ruling that they could be off, or dead accurate.
I read through this entire thread, E.T. thought on this is rather interesting, because they are already on earth and we are trying to mimic spacecraft technology daily. If they were to "help" us, I would not see how, or the point. The tast seems out of reach of life to interfere, they cant all of the sudden load up humanity onto a spaceship.
As for the elitist who have their shelters. They need us to make their schemes and world complete. with the dying of most of humanity (not that I believe 2012 ISN'T BULLSHIT, but just saying) The elites are not powerful, they need us to be their slaves and build them convenience. in their shelters, they wait and die, or they save the world.
I also find it retarded to believe the world ends on December 21st, seems to coincidence. Do they have a time for it too? will it be midnight, not one second less or over?
It's ridiculous.
Finally, I'm one of those people who have been through 1999, and already being clueless to impending disaster then as I was just a child, I will be clueless about 2012 too, because I don't think the world will fucking end.