Quote Originally Posted by jameseoakes View Post
Everything I saw about gamergate made it look like a vile cesspit that attracted the worst of the gaming community.
Quote Originally Posted by Alaray View Post
"Look At Gamergate"

ah, yes, the man-baby movement. Let's look to them for moral enlightenment. Genius.
Gamergate, is responsible for creating the bogeymen they feared, so it's no surprise that people who still think there is legitimacy in it, endorse extreme rightwing propaganda. Where Gamergate blames women, alt-right blames immigrants. It's all about creating a target to punch down on until it's accepted as truth, and people in the movement are fooled into either parting with their money or their lives like any other cult.


Quote Originally Posted by Solarra View Post
- in extreme cases they may threaten to harm themselves if you try to break off the friendship or don't do what they want. This may not be a direct threat, it may take the form of telling you they would have hurt themselves if you hadn't been there for them or they don't know how they'll cope without you).

It is really hard to combat this because abusers tend to choose people who are vulnerable and/or very empathic and ruthlessly exploit their sympathy or good nature to maintain their hold.
The entire "I'll hurt myself/someone else/pet/property if you won't do what I ask" is the point that you absolutely must call law enforcement. It may not matter if YOU care about that person, but that person is now a direct threat to everyone they are around, and you're likely not the first person they've done it to.

Most abusers were abused themselves. It's a cycle that has to be broken. Emphatic people are often victims of abuse, because they're told that family or friends will leave them if they involve law enforcement.