> If you say something outrageous in the 'public square' and you get mocked for it by the public, how are you a victim?

Consider two ways of responding to someone saying something you don't like.

1) You post a reasoned critique of what they said. People who agree with you repost your critique so that a lot of people read it. Your purpose and effect is to convince people that they're wrong rather than punish them for disagreeing with you.

2) You accuse the other person of being an evil villain/pedo/nazi/terrorist. No reasoning is provided because their guilt is self-evident from the fact that you're pointing at them in an accusatory manner while wearing your tribe's official colors. The others are expected to not only do the same but also cut ties with them and try to have them harassed/fired/arrested/assaulted. Anyone who tries to rise to their defense is subjected to the same treatment.

The second one is just bullies using tribal loyalty as a pretext to rationalize their vacuous hostility.