"Does it not?" Anton returned, to the click of his needles. "The solution is always, of course, to stand up and say no. To fight. It isn't a particularly easy one, though it is rather simple. Any details are merely dressing, but always, the solution against tyranny is to object."

Very far from easy, but simple, yes. There were many times Anton felt that people equated the two, and that equating the two was the cause behind the willing blindness of those who pretended everything was fine. Few things that were simple were also easy, but by expecting it, people set themselves up to dismiss it.