Victor,
Pearl Jam had a song with a line that went something along the thought "When you don't learn from history you're doomed to repeat it" (I can't remember the exact words...I know you all understand)

It's frightening in one aspect...it's all a house of cards, and there's an ill wind blowing. The other aspect is, we're all going to sink together, 'cause there are NO lifeboats for us regular people. Que sera sera...

Who'd want to be president with this catastrophe coming?