We shall see , I suspect the consequences will be more serious than 911 , if things got close to 2008 then there is no world economy as there is nothing left to deal with a situation like 2008, no money, no fiscal stimulus, no interest rates etc
As for fund managers someone is selling off big time on the concerns and I hope you are right, but as some fund managers were still saying ALl is ok weeks before Bear Stearns I would be taking many views and being as sceptical of any of them as the politicians or anyone else.
As for scare tactics, I reported facts, history , events of the last week don't need to predict