contingency plan
A contingency plan is the grand fiesta of pouring bucket water on a fire instead of taking real action. At the cry of 'Do it now!' from above, pointless meetings convene and mysterious checklists multiply in frenzy. Once the crisis subsides, it loses its raison d'être, leaving only mountains of paperwork in its wake. It is a festival celebrated by those who worship procedures rather than risk, a fleeting heroism longed for until the next emergency arrives.