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To: Bull Snipe

That is a very good line summarizing what can be a very big problem in many institutions. On the other hand, casual questioning of orders can quickly bring an institution to a standstill.

The Japanese have a proverb which captures the flip side of “The squeaky wheel gets the grease”: The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.


17 posted on 03/16/2017 6:04:21 AM PDT by Hieronymus (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G. K. Chesterton)
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To: Hieronymus
"On the other hand, casual questioning of orders can quickly bring an institution to a standstill."

Nothing casual about murdering unarmed and defenseless civilians, Bub.

22 posted on 03/16/2017 7:22:53 AM PDT by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
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