Reading over some of the earlier posts, Mooman speaks of the ostrich mentality. It is probably the most important point raised here. In an English newspaper I saw many years ago, it was called the "I'm all right, Jack, t'Hell with the rest" attitude. The great majority of the people, in any place, have this attitude. You may get tired of fighting it, but what else, with conscience, can you do? Everybody "muddles through" until a crisis demands action. Emergency actions are expensive, whereas making logical corrections as careful study requires is cheaper.