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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
That's how it happens, that's how most people cope with horrible situations whether it be from officials in power, or black sheep family.
You can freak out, become the resistance, railing against the injustice, and likely be squashed like a bug.
Or nose to the grindstone, don't know/see/say nothing nohow, hoping this too shall pass, until it just becomes accepted reality.
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There's a middle ground, of course, on which one adjusts to circumstances by neither capitulating nor falling on ones sword. It takes some education in history, enough to know that those who don't learn from it repeat its mistakes, to realize that there are two solutions to most serious problems: a short term solution and a long term solution. The short term solution addresses emotions, the long term solution addresses intellect.
In this scenario the middle ground short term solution is to
gather information/pay attention to everything/; but, say nothing nohow and tell others to do the same, hoping it will stay the apathy until an opportunity for a long term solution either presents itself or can be created.
Don't approach the "don't know/see/say nothing nohow" sheep types (that's where you'll find your Judas); rather, approach the wolves who would "freak out, become the resistance, railing against the injustice, and likely be squashed like a bug" and encourage them to live to fight another day (if they don't listen, they're going to die and take your secrets to the grave anyway).
Those who do so will retain their intellectual awareness despite their emotional numbness and recognize the opportunity when it comes to implement the long term solution which is to become the resistance, railing against the injustice, vanquish the oppressor and live to tell about it. Sheep make the world go round; but, wolves set the pace.