<div dir="ltr">gemara  sota.  is the general understanding  that all  these events described need occur simultaneously; or some  have occured somewhere prior?  eg  massive chutzpa  , failing leadership [pnai hakelev] , and lack of torah learning are all described.   while one can easily argue that the first two conditions currently exist,  the massive number of torah learners is so vast , that one cannot imagine their disppearance from the scene [absent  nuclear attacks on selected East Coast cities and all of Israel , r''l].  also , hyperinflation  has existed,even in the Holy Land,  but not currently ....</div>