> And so many are following along, because they think they can make some gains out of it - or get something for nothing.

Exactly. Just like the saying tells_ "There's no such thing as a free lunch". Let see if the World can "wake up" early enough to be on time to recover from the massive damage. I might be wrong, but I'm almost sure, that way is not going to take America, and the Americans on the best side of the road. And it will drag a lot of countries with them...