Aloha Frank!

Add another 10 to the 100th power for claps! You touch upon a topic rife with paradox. While it's too true the fact those who possess parasitic power (power at the cost of consuming another's power) fear critical thinking - thus do their best to hamper it, it's also true - innate power within each being will always yearn to be realized.

One of the more difficult aspects of upgrading one's critical thinking is cultivating the skills to pick your battles carefully. LOL Too many have fallen prey to martyrdom. To parlay critical thinking into savvy long-game, incremental change? Now we're talking! (Not sure if I'm making any sense.)