I’m not sure there’s a good definition of this. Your comment makes great points and I read it as respectful to comrades who might disagree, but I’ve seen similar comments called tone policing before. It’s also hard for me to imagine an organization upholding a party line on an issue without some method of policing how its members communicate about that issue.
Ultimately, there’s a difference between social media and an organized party, if we aren’t bound by DemCent and aren’t speaking with comrades, but anyone from fascists to liberals, there’s little to be done in the way of productive tone policing. It’s a nuanced issue, transphobes, racists, fascists, etc shouldn’t really be protected out of “civility.” Moreover, telling people expressing anger towards reactionaries to “tone it down” and keep being patient can backfire, especially in the case of marginalized comrades who are used to being silenced by reactionaries.
I’m not sure there’s a good definition of this. Your comment makes great points and I read it as respectful to comrades who might disagree, but I’ve seen similar comments called tone policing before. It’s also hard for me to imagine an organization upholding a party line on an issue without some method of policing how its members communicate about that issue.
Ultimately, there’s a difference between social media and an organized party, if we aren’t bound by DemCent and aren’t speaking with comrades, but anyone from fascists to liberals, there’s little to be done in the way of productive tone policing. It’s a nuanced issue, transphobes, racists, fascists, etc shouldn’t really be protected out of “civility.” Moreover, telling people expressing anger towards reactionaries to “tone it down” and keep being patient can backfire, especially in the case of marginalized comrades who are used to being silenced by reactionaries.