The destructive effects of coercion

Last night I dreamt the government was testing a new energy force on soldiers. They issued an order to the soldiers and turned on this force. If the soldiers went along with the order, they were fine. But if they resisted the order, even if only in their minds, the energy force would react with that resistance and the soldiers would spontaneously combust. The only way for the soldiers to survive was unquestioning obedience.

The second set of tests was done on toddlers, and I woke up from a struggle to save the kids' lives and the sanctity of their minds.

Hmmm...