Yes, we have to think, and we have to understand the situation. We cannot change mentalities and make this happen by focussing only on numbers. This is very harmful to community organizations and it actually has a pernicious effect — which is to try and get the answer that you want to get, when that simply isn't feasible. We have to stay honest.
Under a revised action plan, we need to have that openness, that understanding, and get away from the paranoia of total control, which ultimately smothers and suffocates us.