People are complete and utter baffoons (not unlike the President). They are selfish, ignorant morons - and yet the human race continues to persist. That may be a bygone thing the way things have been going...
What is wanted and what is warranted are two different animals that both the public and political (jackasses) leaders have a very difficult time with understanding. Ask yourself, "what has changed" since the onslaught of this terrible plauge that has besieged the world? Therein lies your anwser.