Does it seem that Americans are fond of waiting for the horse to leave the barn

[grumpyduck]

before they close the door?

All these reports that the Capitol Police and others were warned ahead of time seem to be part of a repeating pattern over the years.

[Sneederbunk]

1. Also, Covid 19 is one big horse.

[patricia92243]

2. Bridges collapse and kill people after years of warnings, then something is done.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

3. What did Winston Churchill observe?

Something about how Americans will always do the right thing, but only after they tried everything else?

[Pantagruel]

4. Abba Eban quote (not Winston Churchill)

“nations do behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.”

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. humans simply never learn from past experiences. Design flaw.

[SharonAnn]

6. Yes. Been that way all my life. Yet, we get worried about hoaxes.

[SheltieLover]

7. Key dynamic of patriarchy. That & revictimization.

Seriously, if women were so perceptive & proactive, the human race would have perished in however many days it takes to starve because nobody would have foreseen the need for meals.