I was going to say more but somehow all that i'd written was deleted and i got pissed off to say the least..
So i'll just ask that you PLEASE watch these videos which i found conveniently discussed in a thread already on this site:
Video: Lost Books of Nostradamus
I have seen the History Channel vids previously and, IMO, they were inexplicably eye-opening.
Listen to what these experts have to say about one of the most accurate seers in history.
I'm not one for watching videos, particularly long ones, on here but i definitely recommend these if you want some more insight into this 2012 deal
and the events leading up to it.

EDIT TO ADD: I agree that the human culture isn't going to meet some inevitable fate come 2012, that our entire planet will just explode or whatever
it is the sensationalists are saying these days..
Although, i am in no position to say this for absolute certain because the time in question hasn't come to pass. And i'm certainly not going to
preach or impose my opinion on others and try to make them believe that i'm telling it like it is.
The point is we can only speculate and best prepare for the future events that are inevitably created from those actions taken in the present. You
would have to be blind to not notice the turmoil our surrounding environment is enduring - and what i mean by that, primarily, is the increasing
ferocity and frequency of natural disasters. Whether this IS apart of a very ancient cycle that the Earth participates in every hundred thousand years
or so, or if these changes are the first of their kind (that we as a species will actually witness en mass, at least) you should take concious note
that these things are happening and i have to say that it is likely that these events will probably get worse before they begin to grow better.
And so i doubt that the OP posesses the knowledge to accurately determine the where the truth lies on this subject because, in all honesty, his/her
original post seems more closed minded to the accuality of the history of this particular date.
I understand how all the "doomsday" prophecy would practically drive anyone to the funnyfarm, but you should be aware that changes are taking place
- whether directly regarding our species' evolution and very perception of reality or indirectly in the atmosphere and planetary orbit and so forth -
but changes they are nevertheless.
Be aware that they're are greater forces at work here, far eclipsing any power or wisdom we believe we have.
[edit on 20/9/08 by pretty_vacant]