This is in contrast to Victor Havel's essay on Communism, "The Power of the Powerless". Everyone except the boy in this story is Havel's green-grocer, who puts

This is in contrast to Victor Havel's essay on Communism, "The Power of the Powerless". Everyone except the boy in this story is Havel's green-grocer, who puts up a sign he doesn't believe in because that's how the incentives are aligned. Havel says that the only real solution is to not live a lie; it will probably result in more hardship for you, but it is the only way to avoid losing your humanity. [0] https://hac.bard.edu/amor-mundi/the-power-of-the-powerless-vaclav-havel-2011-12-23 https://hac.bard.edu/amor-mundi/the-power-of-the-powerless-v...