Second, realize that we you can't really play good Go unless you see the board. If your information about what's on the board does not mesh well with what's actually on the board, you're likely to make poor choices. None of the above-mentioned conflicts are laid out clearly like so many Go stones on a Go board. Indeed, we have to guess at a lot of things about Us and Them that inform our decision-making, but that are likely wrong.

Third and finally, not to be self-promoting but... encourage people to read the Way of Go. The first two suggestions come from the Us Them chapter. There are other suggestions throughout the book, though some are rather subtle, that are directly relevant to the issues at hand.

From my vantage point, I know the situations are dire, but I also know what I don't know. I'm at a disadvantage with regard to information and what the metaphorical board there is like. Advising what to do would be folly. Advising how to approach the problem, however, I feel quite comfortable that a Way of Go, Aikido, Chado, Karatedo, Tae Kwon Do, Zen, or Shodo approach, among scores more, in their true forms, would be the correct approach.