General policies rather than case-by-case bans neutralize ideological disputes at work.

Evidence

If you have management responsibility in the company, then it makes sense to determine a general handling of ideological offers. If an employee distributes advertising material in the company, it makes sense not only to argue why exactly this guru, this community, this political movement may not be distributed via professional networks, but to formulate a general policy of the company on all comparable offers. For example, a supermarket or a pharmacy should establish a basic line on which folders may be displayed in the store and which advertising posters may be hung. — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 596

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the principle in earlier chapters that procedural-ish general rules reduce the inflammation of ad hoc judgment calls in contested settings.