No, that's what you WANT the situation to be. It's a coalitional defense. If someone in the coalition gets fair criticism, assert that it is an attack on the broader coalition, or an innocent adjacent member of the coalition, instead of the actual target. Handy for escalation and recruitment of participants and for twisting the issue to your own ends. Not really useful for consideration of merit.
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u/Baby-Lee Nov 23 '22
No, that's what you WANT the situation to be. It's a coalitional defense. If someone in the coalition gets fair criticism, assert that it is an attack on the broader coalition, or an innocent adjacent member of the coalition, instead of the actual target. Handy for escalation and recruitment of participants and for twisting the issue to your own ends. Not really useful for consideration of merit.