So when this crisis hits, will we respond or will we simply slide into collapse?

CNN: The Earth is full

In some cases the police themselves were accused of looting, either as part of a plan to tarnish the protesters and frighten the middle class, or simply to profit from the collapse of order.

ECONOMIST: Tunisia

It would be too late to exercise more or have a better diet after I collapse from simply walking up a flight of stairs.

FORBES: Euro Stress Tests Not Very Stressful

Meanwhile we nervously await the financial crisis from the euro zone we know it's coming, but we have no idea whether it will simply leave us even poorer, or whether the banks will collapse and money will be worthless and parents will end up having to eat their children (or end up being eaten by them, depending on the size and age of the child).

WSJ: Social Media

Instead, it should be said that countries have roared back from the death and destruction of war, so it's quite simply naive for commentators to suggest the collapse of one or many banks could bring the economy any long-term harm.

FORBES: Magazine Article