"It seems to me that whoever screams the loudest quiets everyone else."

Ladybug, you said "In this case the "Squeaky Wheel" thoroughly squelched the opportunity for a good, intelligent discussion and some healing among the people it "supposedly" offended." To that I say right on.

Sometime the person being quieted was the one who needed most to be heard. Ignorance often speaks very loudly.

There was nothing to worry about, so she danced by the fire. And as her clothes caught on fire and her hair burned, the house burst into flames. But she did not worry, for there was nothing to worry about.