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Individuals who are seeking to escape repressive
collusions of their society on occasion find each other
and form a minority of two. Through intimate association
they may gain mutual awareness and mutual understanding
which supports their perception of and rejection of the
collusions. From the point of view of the participants in
the collusions the minority of two goes insane---if the
participants are aware of the evolution of the perceptions
of the minority. Usually the minority of two keeps their
profound perceptions secret unto themselves, and the
participants in the collusion are unaware of the
development of the "insanity". The two in the minority of
two carry within themselves the point of view of the
participants in the collusions---and so they cannot escape
fully from the judgment that they are going "insane".
This ambiguity tends to generate doubt.
It is exceedingly difficult for members of a minority
of two to make wise decisions about the rejection of
collusions. It is not at all easy to distinguish between
"insanity" and the development of profound insights into
the counter-productive nature of a society's collusions.
To the extent that minority of two is fully alienated from
the collusive society, the minority has no cultural
anchors to stabilize it's creative perception, and may be
subject to tossing in the storms of ambiguity generated by
the defenders of the collusion.
Under such threatening circumstances expansion of the
minority is both essential and dangerous: Essential to
avoid foolish mistakes due to limited variety of
perceptions. Dangerous because of the risk of exposing
the minority to participant/defenders of the collusions
who are not ultimately concerned with promoting dialogue
which is open, honest, authentic, and meaningful. As a
result the minority of two must develop indirect means of
communication which will elicit from others both sympathy
and understanding, to the limits of others' present
ability---in the hope that such ability will grow in ways
which open avenues to escape from the collusions in
constructive ways. It is a process which requires
courage, patience, and love.
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