If nothing, it is apparent that treating the symptoms does not cure the disease. In an American version of reality we want fast relief, pop an NSAID for pain, eat fast food when hungry, buy fast cars to get you there quicker, to stop violence take away, guns or show greater violence.

Simply put, this does not work for the long term. These fixes are temporary at best. With problems, we need to correct it at its source. Once the source is identified, a fix is a resolve.