I would suggest that if you raise an issue, and say: This is a witch hunt, then you have the burden to show that. Of course, you can express that "this is a witch hunt" as an opinion, but if you are trying to persuade someone, then you have the burden, no?
I posted some evidence of "Witch Hunt" back on page 7, but it was dropped as off topic and it seems you didn't want to look too far into it..
If evidence of "Witch Hunt" is now of concern for this topic, I'm sure I/we can provide a plethora thereof, all the way back to and including the creation of this thread by the OP in the first place..
Should we really go down that path?
Let me know if/when you would like abundance of "Witch Hunt" supporting evidence presented if it is now considered on topic and relevant to this case..