“That was a small lesson I learned on the journey. What is interesting and important happens mostly in secret, in places where there is no power. Nothing much of lasting value ever happens at the head table, held together by a familiar rhetoric. Those who already have power continue to glide along the familiar rut they have made for themselves.” — Michael Ondaatje, The Cat’s Table
As this season of protest heads into the holiday season, the powers-that-be might be tempted to breathe a sigh of relief. Not so fast.