Assume people make false public accusations about you. Many observers will think less of you if they believe, but no legal action is threatened. How important is it to publicly respond with denials & rebuttals, & how does that depend on the status of the accuser?
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In principle, yes. But I've never seen that work if the accusation is about political incorrectness. It's simply impossible to get the rebuttal repeated by enough people to counter-act the initial slander, given the ideological bias in social media.
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I’m doing it with the Fine People Hoax. But only a few independent minds are ever in play.
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There's no such thing as "punching down" in that situation (most situations really). The term's mostly used by people telling other people to shut up because words are violence. If you attack someone else publicly, you aren't in a position to start crying foul if they fight back.
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