“Silence is violence”—in all its forms—is textbook coercion. The same exact “you’re with us or you’re against us” mentality Grover Norquist used to coerce 1990s Republicans into signing his pledge. The same “struggle session” technique 1960s Maoists used to force their opponents to declare their allegiance to the movement, or else. No neutrality allowed is a trademark of every low-rung movement with way too much power.
