Maybe bigger than that just by a bit. I'm just agreeing with @whatsup, perpetuating the drama has little value, especially for the casual reader. But then what, ignore it? No I don't say that so I appreciate your dilemma and know that I do support you, not because of the beef war but because I like your style.

Maybe I could revise and say: continue to be the bigger guy and continue to say what is true. Call silencing silencing. Call denouncements (which is what the witness disenfranchisement call is) denouncements.