Withholding criticism out of solidarity is morally and politically wrong

Evidence

For some years I have thought that one simply could not do so, that dissenting speech would probably be a betrayal of that solidarity. More recently, though, I have come to believe that such a position of willed neutrality is politically wrong, morally indefensible. Said, after all, continues to pursue his vocation in the circumstances given to him, which is his wonderful way of answering his would-be assassins. Those of us who admire his courage and yet disagree with him on substantive issues also have to carry on our own critical pursuits. Suppression of criticism, I have come to believe, is not the best way of expressing solidarity. — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory, 631

Categorization

• DEEPTHINKING: A self-interrogating position on the ethics of dissent within solidarity - genuinely paradigm-shifting in how it models intellectual integrity against group loyalty.
• SEED: Angle: the essay on when loyalty requires disagreement - solidarity through honest critique versus solidarity through silence.
• XREF: connects to: Suppressing criticism of comrades betrays rather than expresses solidarity; Urging patience on others for injustice one does not endure is immoral — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 743

Broader Connections

• Suppressing criticism of comrades betrays rather than expresses solidarity #corroborates (0.92)
• Urging patience on others for injustice one does not endure is immoral #complicates (0.72) — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 743