It's obvious to anybody willing to drop their internal defenses and assess the hard reality.
I understand why people can not do that, it is a human instinct.
People here know my background, for those who don't, for 50 years, all my teen and adult life, I made my living messing about with boats and ships and vessels of every size, shape and purpose.
I have looked at maritime disasters and analyzed them for safety and operational research for decades now.
And I have found one shocking truth: human beings will deny a harsh and bitter reality, rather than accept it and commit to fight to save themselves.
Look at any maritime disaster that plays out over a long period of time, as opposed to a massive disaster that happens instantly, like the SS Sultana or the USS Indianapolis.
No, take a look at
RMS Titanic or
RMS Empress of Ireland or
General Slocum or
MV Estonia or
MV El Faro.
Taking Titanic as an example, since it is the best known, had the first hour been spent efficiently and in an orderly manner evacuating the passengers and crew, every life onboard could have been saved. Yes, they were lacking, in stated terms, lifeboat capacity for everyone, but even in 1912, lifeboats were overengineered and on such a calm and glassy sea state that night, they could have held twice the rated capacity, and every person on board could have been saved.
But because they dithered, and argued, and
denied what their eyes and ears told them, that first precious hour was lost, and over 1500 of a total of 2224 onboard died.
If we, as a people, as a civilization, and as nation, do not collectively and individually get our heads out of asses, look into the abyss and acknowledge it for it is, and fight back in an organized and furious manner, we're doomed, and death, slavery and genocide is our future.