Predictable Playbook: How Structural Harassment Sustains Itself
August 14, 2025
When you call out harassment that exploits structural inequalities, watch for the pivot:
- DARVO – Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender.
- Personal Labels – “paranoid,” “troll,” or any mental health smear to discredit you without addressing facts.
- Old Link Recycling – Dragging out the same outdated “evidence” even after it’s been debunked, to avoid engaging with new claims.
This isn’t debate. This is the point. By refusing to address the substance, they keep the conversation stuck in loops where the target is forever defending themselves. That’s how structural harassment maintains its advantage — not through winning arguments, but through exhausting the other side into silence.
If you’ve seen their latest comments, now you know exactly which step of the playbook you’re watching.