Not to mention, bowing to tyrants doesn't change if they come after your business. It only changes the when. If you want to change the former, understand that no tyrant has ever been beaten by the people kneeling to them. Their fear of civil disobedience isn't in the one man standing up so much as it is the men he inspires. And trust me. There is no greater fear for a tyrant than a people collectively saying no, peaceful as they may be. So no - it's not just a mask.