The institutionalization of FRC teams, and the toxicity it creates

[NShep98]

Originally Posted by IKE

I highlighted some key words from your post. Your speculation is based off of a lot of speculation by the other poster. His speculation could be absolutely accurate, it could also be off or jaded via the filter of the observations he is seeing and amplification of perceived slights he and others believe they are experiencing.
My point is with that much speculation and assumption, I would recommend a first response of treading lightly and gaining insight rather than rallying the troops for battle. One thing I have learned, if you rally the troops for war, you will likely get a fight, and rarely does the team win when a fight occurs.
A gentler, more tactful approach could cause additional insight that makes the person realize they were wrong, or misinterpreted some people leaving the team due to confidentiality of the issue they were being kicked off for.

You've quite nicely summed up what I must have thought in my head and neglected to actually type. By "confront", I didn't mean go in guns blazing trying to attack someone, rather that at some point or another a conversation needs to be had, but with a large enough group that they can't pick on any one person.

Of course, this is assuming this type of response is warranted in the first place. It certainly seems so from an outside perspective, but I am neither you nor your teammates.