se replier

Nous nous replions.
Back to the boats.
Trop souvent nous nous replions sur nous-mêmes.
We are too much shut up within ourselves.
On ordonne le repli, nous nous replions.
The General says we pull out, so we pull out.
Nous sommes tous politiquement actifs et nous savons tous que, dans le domaine politique, lorsque nous nous replions sur nous-mêmes et que nous discutons des noms et des dirigeants, nos concitoyens ont l'impression que nous leur tournons le dos.
We are all politically active and know that in the political domain, when we are inward-looking and discuss names and leadership our citizens perceive this as us having turned our backs on them.
Et à cause de cette peur, nous avons tendance à faire deux choses : Nous nous replions dans le déni : « Ce n'est pas moi, ça n'a rien à voir avec moi, ça ne m'arrivera jamais.
And because of that fear, we tend to do one of two things: We go into denial: "It's not me, it has nothing to do with me, it's never going to happen to me."
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