This new bizarre DT1 seems to be going in the opposite way than the "fear of retaliation" idea expressed in the OP. The chances of someone being excluded are decreasing significantly with more new members joining. Correspondingly the chances of retaliatory feedback from less-rational members are increasing, whereas more-rational members would refrain from retaliating. Or are we supposed to use red trust in retaliation? Red doesn't really matter that much after the first one, since there is no red warning and no exponential score anymore.
I have one specific case in mind but I'll wait for the person in question to express their own opinion. Maybe I'm misunderstanding something.
Top 20 master race checking in.
Ah, but you're missing out on the ability to bitch about corrupt DT1 members.