guilt by association
The attribution of guilt to individuals because of the people or organizations with which they associate, rather than because of any crime that they have committed.
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But that cannot happen when private-sector workers experience guilt-by-association with unpopular public-sector union actions.
Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions | Dmitri Mehlhorn | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIndeed, this form of shaming, blacklisting, and guilt-by-association is, itself, a form of defamation.
Once Again, the Anti-Defamation League Defames | Jay Michaelson | October 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
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