[Teacher317]

He needed a yes or no answer.
I would have replied: I'm very sorry that you "need" a "yes-or-no" answer, but I'm not giving you one.

I would want to go with, "That's interesting. What happens when your need goes unmet?"

(Of course the Totalitarianism enabler will check "yes" on his form for any answer other than "no", so I just went with "no".)

[alexander_busek]

I would want to go with, "That's interesting. What happens when your need goes unmet?"

That's a good one (even better than aggressively flinging down the gauntlet).

If ever necessary, I'll be using it!

Thanks and regards,