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(From a Facebook discussion relating to [THE ORGANIZATION IN QUESTION])
I've seen waaaay too many "women's" (and "labour" and "gay" and "student" and "environmental" and "neighbourhood..." and for that matter "patriot") organizations derail criticism of their actions and stall out change by saying that to call for public accountability of them "is to attack the cause." (i.e. women, labour, the environment, etc...)
Many people prefer an approach of kind patience and fence-mending. But when I see the above tactic, I'm pretty much then and there willing to help take a piece out of the organization, just on general principle - if only as a warning to others that might mimic them. So I hope that [THE ORGANIZATION IN QUESTION] is *not* problematic, and does *not* try this.
I've seen waaaay too many "women's" (and "labour" and "gay" and "student" and "environmental" and "neighbourhood..." and for that matter "patriot") organizations derail criticism of their actions and stall out change by saying that to call for public accountability of them "is to attack the cause." (i.e. women, labour, the environment, etc...)
Many people prefer an approach of kind patience and fence-mending. But when I see the above tactic, I'm pretty much then and there willing to help take a piece out of the organization, just on general principle - if only as a warning to others that might mimic them. So I hope that [THE ORGANIZATION IN QUESTION] is *not* problematic, and does *not* try this.