Threats to efficient community communications are related to the value of

Threats to efficient community communication are tied to the value of power.

When power is unevenly held, dominant voices control who speaks, what is heard and which agenda prevails.

Concentrated power distorts feedback, silences weaker members and blocks the free flow that community sharing needs.

Equity concerns fair distribution and does not by itself menace communication in the way imbalanced power does.

Education strengthens rather than threatens the capacity of a community to communicate well.

Freedom likewise supports open exchange, so it is not the value from which the threat arises.