In response to Steve's comment in my previous post, I imagine that feeling estranged is a healthy reaction to being abused, and that institutions can be used as tools of abuse.

The estrangement I've been discussing, which I see as a contributor to abuse, is estrangement which is generalized to a category or group of people, and then applied to everyone who looks like one of them.

For example, I see some people who feel estranged from Talisman liberals in general, and who treat anyone who airs grievances against the Baha'i community as one of them. I see some other people who feel estranged from followers of the House of Justice in general, and who treat anyone who does not air grievances against the House of Justice as one of them.