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Originally Posted by Curious
That settles my mind as to what is possible anyway.
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I think it's helpful to discern some of the barriers, and of what they are made (social, economic, psychological, cultural, a mix). They are real barriers to change, and some seem intertwined and quite stubborn.
The thing that fascinates me is that "hard" systems are also fairly brittle. Systems that resist any change at all, can implode when an opening is found. I think of a 38 year-old mother of two young children, a registered dietitian, not a "co-worker" or a big theologian, just a "little sister" who with her husband writes an open letter, publishes it with her name, on Facebook.
It was such a small act, really, but the impact of one couple being willing to honest and open was amazing. The reaction was so disproportionate to the act - both in those who initially responded to the letter, and then the 'official' reaction. It showed the weakness of the whole system, that it could get shaken profoundly by something that seemed so small.
So if someone "high up in the system" as
Curious states it, were to have a repentant change of heart, it could really open a door. We shall see.