Here’s Theory Why Segarra Drove New York Fed Crazy: Opening Line
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We’ve lost something in our human nature since -- we’re guessing -- the conclusion of the Second World War. Certainly since Vietnam. It’s the willingness to be firm, to say things no one wants to hear, in person.
We lost the muscle that allows us to say “no” to something because it might risk upsetting someone, even if it’s the right thing to do, because people are petty and insecure, and no matter the substance of the message that goes along with “no,” it will be how you say “no” that overshadows why you say “no.”