The Institute restricted its posts to inner-circle members to preserve cohesion

Evidence

Criticism of (hetero) sexism within the civil rights movement or in ethnic communities had been discouraged by (male, heterosexual) leaders out of fear that it might undermine the unity of the movement and damage its reputation (Clark et al., 2018). Such an essentialist understanding of anti‐racist politics excludes and makes invisible women, gays and lesbians of color (Ransby, 2015, 2018). — Silke Roth, Intersectionality and coalitions in…, 151 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

The argument continued for a while, widening the divide between the two groups, until it petered out somewhere between respectful differences and a bad taste in your mouth. The Marine Corps drills into its troops the idea that they’re all green, that a fractured and divided group of soldiers is a liability. Ultimately, that was the value that triumphed. Although some soldiers played the movie over and over, Sami and many others refused to watch it again. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 288 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Institutional cohesion norms suppressed open dissent within the soldier group. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 288; Movement leaders suppress internal critiques to protect unity — Silke Roth, Intersectionality and coalitions in…, 151

Broader Connections

• Movement leaders suppress internal critiques to protect unity #corroborates (0.90) — Silke Roth, Intersectionality and coalitions in…, 151
• Institutional cohesion norms suppressed open dissent within the soldier group. #corroborates (0.85) — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 288