The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is escalating the debate surrounding extremism in Germany, with a senior parliamentarian issuing a stark warning against th... https://news.osna.fm/?p=30441 | #news #against #cdu #downplaying #extremism

— Downplaying early warning signs (‘It’s probably nothing’)
— Avoiding incident acknowledgment (‘Let’s wait and see’)
— Redirecting blame to tools or users (‘The logs must be wrong’)
— Ignoring escalation pathways
— Delaying communication to leadership or stakeholders Denial is a defense...

https://medium.com/readers-club/the-psychology-of-denial-in-breaches-9fa0f44846e5

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A quotation from Euripides:

«
I ne’er insulted the calamities
Of those who were unfortunate, because
I fear’d that I myself might also suffer.

[μή μοι προτείνων ἐλπίδ᾽ ἐξάγου δάκρυ. γένοιτο τἂν πόλλ’ ὧν δόκησις οὐκ ἔνι.]
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/euripides/55599/

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