Bunker mentality?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Bryant">Bryant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> “<span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunker">bunker</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunker">bunker</span> <span word="is">is</span> – <span word="then">then</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunker">bunker</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="bunker">bunker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="tunnel">tunnel</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="wartime">wartime</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toughly">toughly</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span>, <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withstand">withstand</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span>.</p><p><span word="Typically">Typically</span>, <span word="bunkers">bunkers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="formidable">formidable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunker">bunker</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunker">bunker</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="symptom">symptom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="true">true</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="besieged">besieged</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dealings">dealings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="excessively">excessively</span> <span word="defensive">defensive</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="excessively">excessively</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slightest">slightest</span> <span word="provocation">provocation</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="provocation">provocation</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="like">like</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunker">bunker</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="dim">dim</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
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