Lots of people are doing and also asking questions. Asking questions is also doing.
Asking sensible questions and making constructive criticism are
postive actions.
Demeaning, loaded, rhetorical questions; snarkiness; snide remarks; and destructive criticism are
negative actions.
We don't need more negativity -- we have enough with this illness. We, as a group, have too little energy to waste it on pointless negativity.
All that's being asked is that people stop making rude, snarky, snide remarks and unsubstantiated accusations -- no matter who they're aimed at. When they're aimed at our allies, even when we don't agree with everything they do, is small-minded and destructive to our progress with this illness. If I was outside ME/CFS circles and was considering getting involved, that kind of attacks on people trying to help us would put me right off choosing this group to help.
Rude jokes are still rude. Jokes in bad taste are still bad taste. Been there, done that, and taken the consequences. I was grown-up enough to acknowledge the bad taste of my "joke" and delete it. So have other people. You could, too. But it's your choice.
I haven't heard anyone say that
constructive criticism of the CAA is unacceptable. That is not, and never was, the point. The point is to stop destructive behavior that only damages our allies and our image and replace it with constructive behavior that forwards our cause.
CBS is a much more capable speaker than I am, so I've not been as heavily involved in this discussion as I might have been, but I'm here and backing CBS 100%.