Citizens restrict themselves to technical criticism and never question political goals

Evidence

Political questions, they assumed, can and should be decided by lining up the right technical facts — citizens can challenge the technical means of reaching political goals, but it did not occur to most of them that citizens can question the goals themselves. — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics, 975

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Authorities define citizenship as technical fact-absorbing so activists mute politics in public forums — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 1373; A system tolerates and rewards dissent that stays within its boundaries — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism: A Critique of…, 340; Media consensus works by limiting permissible frames, not dictating content. — Edward W. Said, Covering Islam: How the Media and the…, 187 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Authorities define citizenship as technical fact-absorbing so activists mute politics in public forums #expands (0.80) — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics, 1373
• A system tolerates and rewards dissent that stays within its boundaries #expands (0.75) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 340
• Media consensus works by limiting permissible frames, not dictating content. #expands (0.75) — Edward W. Said, Covering Islam, 187
• Genuine rationalization requires domination-free public communication, not administrative expertise #contradicts (0.70) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2704