Yes! THIS!!!
I have seen it happen in real time. I have been following Gamergate for 9 months. I set up a brand new Twitter account at that time, specifically for gamergate and about 17 000 tweets down. The thing that most people don't get is a basic understanding of these people. It is a problem.
They are not just crazy fringe-dwellers
They are not the radicals
They will not go away if ignored
They are not for inclusivity, equality, social justice nor are they liberals or even Feminists.
They are not without force
People saying they are a serious problem, are not playing it up.
Remember Tim Hunt? Yup that was them. What about the ones rallying against those guys in the UWA rape debacle? Yup. What about the Shirtstorm scientist guy that was reduced to tears on what ought to have been the happiest time of his life? Yup that was them.
Social Justice Warriors. Progressives. Whatever you want to call them are ideological zealots who are not off-put by little things like facts, morality, laws. They have the conviction and outrage of a puritanical with burning mob.
The women in Gamergate cop it from these zealots. The things Gamergate is accused of and seek desperately to avoid giving REAL proof of, is NOT off limits to these arseholes. Gamergate has had to fight back harder because we have not had the backing these people have and we've had to do it with one hand behind our backs.
They must be stopped, that is a given. I think the only way we can take them out is by using the law against them. A large percentage of them are sheltered hipsters living in middle class comfort. Many are from very wealthy parents. They are used to doing what they want and how they want, unmindful of anyone outside of their immediate circle.
I want to see the law take them down for every slander, every fraud, illegal censoring. I want to see the Liberals in America come to realise that these people are not part of their political system but rather Authoritarian, radicalised Ideological zealots. I'd like to see them ex-communicated ala Westboro Baptist Church was with The Christian Churches.
I DO think long term Gamergate will win. I think that the SJWs DID a great job of poisoning the well of public opinion but even there I think little by little we will push back. Eventually they will leave and barge into the next industry/fandom or online space. I will follow them and aid whatever support to their enemies.
