Government to "shut down"? Why would some rather see chaos and suffering just to say "I told you so" when they wouldn't have to say "I told you so" if they weren't working to set up the environment in which they can say "I told you so"?
Remember when people were noble? Remember honor? Remember sacrifice? All those things that made us, once upon a time, great? Well, fairy tales they must have been, nightmares they now are.
Why do I feel like I'm living in a real life, plausible,
The Stand?