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Any group with a common goal maintains its shape until things go afoul out of balance, a trend that seems to leave one or the other "holding the bag".
The Goal remains the same, so "partners" begin to equivocate, and a slow evolution toward the Truth is attained, partners engaging in damage control until the gig is up.
This happens on the schoolyard, and in the Boardroom.
Virtually all the data is in. The ONLY reason to parse it is to protect one's interests.
Sometimes it is important to comfort the afflicted. At other times, it is necessary to afflict the comfortable.
Who will let the dogs out?