a) freemasonry ritual of consenting to a bitter offer while blindfolded, which represents consenting to suggested (fiction), while willingly ignoring perceivable (reality).

b) being within a chain of command implies consensual, hence experiencing the uncomfortable "rattling of the chains" whenever contemplating insubordination.

c) "Wo gehobelt wird da fallen Späne" aka "where planing is done, chips fall"...collateral damage.