I've been barking about this ever since I was at Cal State 20 years ago. Americans are so incredibly lethargic and complacent, we think we're immune.
> Americans are so incredibly lethargic and complacent… <
It’s a bit of a side story, but many decades ago I worked security for a major university. And I always took holiday shifts. They were double time and a half.
So there I was, patrolling university buildings on holidays. Those buildings were empty, except for the Chinese students. They were in the science libraries and in the research labs.
I always got a friendly smile and a wave from those folks. I wonder how many of those b*stards were reserve members in the Chinese Army. Probably most of them.