The Japanese have a “Stop whining and do something about it” attitude.
Others just sit around and wait for help.
This country is somewhere in between. We can`t get anything rebuilt in short order because the politicians, unions, EPA, and other special interest groups want their piece of the action.
Eventually we get something done, at 20x the reasonable cost and time expected to do the job.
Amen.
They remind me of the German civilians in WWII who were clearing the streets just as the Allied troops were leaving town.