@gameragodzilla @ajr I often end up CGP Grey's video about "Angry Germs" because it's an explanation of that combatitive psychology that is in layman's terms, and most people can understand.  The two sides "fighting" basically need each other - they derive validation from the "fight" to oppose the others.  It's why the remnants of GamerGate are themselves just as ID politics-ridden as social justice types, for example.  That identity has become crucial to them.  Their "battle" with social justice has become their constant source of validation.