Reply #49: A transformation indeed. Well done,

[omega minimo]

And you provided a clue to the answer. Although you have misinterpreted somehow the question.

"You mentioned Watergate, but want to avoid a "clinical, classroom POV" that "is not the question." I will wait patiently to see if you can come up with a better way to approach it ..... although the idea of turning it into a myth that "the people" played any significant role in Watergate -- beyond the role that Red Sox fans play, year in and year out (no clinic needed) -- seems more fantasy directed than reality grounded."

It's not worth untangling.

As for the clue:

"In the exact same manner that Red Sox fans have gone through watching their team win one championship, and then go back to watching them lose. Because they are spectators."

The answer is not to be spectators, but participants, as in the story you shared.

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