What would you say if you were on a ship awash in water to the gunwales, and a few people are desperately trying to bail out the ship with a tin cup - while many others are cutting huge gaping holes in the hull with chain saws. You would no doubt think that these people have gone nuts, that they are out of their minds, and that the whole thing is some insanely crazy farce.
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