The government should never tell Americans to work together for a greater cause! They can do it, but it needs to sound like it's their idea or a threat from some other part of the world--then they can't be beat, no matter what the challenge. The whole country was founded on the notion of being contrary.
But pay helps, of course.
I was talking about the Chinese. Of course their government could just command them to work, but also there its more efficient to have the people believe its a patriotic duty to take part in the effort.
But in the US it would work as well, I assume. Especially if it becomes obvious that the situation is critical, and that it will affect everybody. Like the dust bowl thing in the 1930s, for example.
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Ah, I lost track of what we were talking about--I need more sleep. The Chinese have been slowly learning that giving their people some choice in some areas can help, as long as the people understand that going too far brings tanks and pain. The thing is, they have a stunning amount of manpower, so if the party decides something needs to get done it's going to, one way or another. But in both countries, if the people perceive something as a threat to their way of life they'll tend to band together--because things can always get worse.
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