Well, @Ben_C_J, I have zero interest in discussing this further with you, given your Manichean assumption that anyone who doesn't support your pet initiative must be evil. You weaponize fear of ostracism and then ask how anyone can possibly believe it's being weaponized.
I'm sure the Maoist Cultural Revolutionaries thought that any comparison between what they were doing and the Soviet Holodomor was ridiculous too. Only the outsiders who hadn't drunk the kool-aid could see the similarities. Have a nice day, Ben.