I came around to thinking that CSW should be challenged wherever possible, to show he has little public support.

The conspiracy theorist in me considers him a probe to see whether Bitcoin can be averted by labelling it "for bad people only" in public opinion. At least CSW is strongly signalling that he would be willing to support that narrative should he be given a chance.

E.g. here: https://twitter.com/CarolinaBolado/status/114464996569798246...

This could lead to a dangerous outcome many opportunists might hedge against, making it more likely.