Sometimes resistance is treated with such things as force, threats, payoffs, stalling, and distance. It will usually be better to treat resistance with understanding and not become judgmental. Leaders need to understand that most change will initially be felt as a loss. Even if a person will receive benefits from the change, he will usually be reluctant to give up an existing pattern or relationship. A no answer is easier than a yes answer.
People use selective listening and only hear what they want to hear.
They don't let things into the mind that will disturb them. People use sacrosanct and make things sacred that are not sacred. This becomes an end-means inversion. People use vested interests which are the things that they have invested time, effort, or money in. People also use a suspicion of outsiders because they are afraid they may bring in change forces.