Which is why I'm the gadfly. I'll tell the unruly child doing something dangerous in a supermarket cart what could happen to it, when its mother is going "There, there, stop that." in a nicey-nicey way, I will say "If you keep standing up the way you are, and lose your balance, you will hit the floor and your head may break open like a melon, it will hurt a lot, and I'm not taking you to the hospital." I don't know whether the child understood, or whether it was the fact that a stranger spoke firmly to it. It sat back down, shut up, and let its mother do the shopping. She was slightly aghast, but relieved; I think. There were conflicting emotions on her face.
Back to the larger scene: I love (or I wouldn't cry at patriotic songs and stories) but am embarrassed by my country's behaviour and would discipline it were it not so large and unruly. I'm keeping my head down/low profile. If I said what I really think to the country, I'd get smushed, not the country. Bleah.
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Back to the larger scene: I love (or I wouldn't cry at patriotic songs and stories) but am embarrassed by my country's behaviour and would discipline it were it not so large and unruly. I'm keeping my head down/low profile. If I said what I really think to the country, I'd get smushed, not the country. Bleah.