በሁለተኛ ደረጃ ሰዎች የስራ ወይም የንግድ ተቋሟቸው እንዲሁም ሠርተው ያፈሩት ንብረታቸው ሊገታባቸው ወይም ሊወሰድባቸው እንድሚችል ሲያውቁ ፍርሃት ያድርባቸዋል።
They are afraid that if they take a stand on political or social issues, they will be spied upon by the government and potentially get in legal trouble or have their employment threatened, or their businesses may be boycotted by opponents.