So we should be approaching climate change with the attention and resources that we threw at the great depression, ww2, and the cold war - right? But we aren't

So we should be approaching climate change with the attention and resources that we threw at the great depression, ww2, and the cold war - right? But we aren't, not even close I agree there have always/frequently been dire challenges facing us, but that is no logical foundation for arguing "it worked out ok before, it'll work out OK this time"