In the remote possiblity XT becomes a matter of more importance than the hype, mirth, and scorn it generates at present, MPex and other 1MBer Elder Whales are prepared to use substantial (possibly exhaustive) portions of their extraordinarily massive war chests to repel 8MBer attacks. To them, this is Holy War, with barbarian Gavinista hordes clamouring for a Free Shit Junta at the gates of their bespoke civilization. They are more of a mood to impale heads atop spikes than reward with compromise Hearn's attacks on decentralization, Tor, and the consensus process.
Are you still sure you want to risk your tiny stash playing Hard Fork Poker with such ultra-high-rollers?
If you are relying on simple bullying tactics to defend your position then I fear that you are already tacitly accepting a high possibility of defeat.
I like your analagy of Gavin as Freedom Fighter (Sandinista). It is, in an oldskool fashion, quite apt.
The Sandanistas took on the american hegemony in South America, and despite the best (illegal) efforts of the CIA with the Contras, they prevailed.
Daniel Ortega is president of Nicaragua today.
Pointing out one would be foolish to attempt to undermine Bitcoin's economic majority is not "bullying tactics."
The Sandinistas are Marxist-Leninists, the "oldskool" Free Shit Army. Do you really need me to explain what happens to freedom fighters (and everyday people) under Marxist-Leninist regimes?
The main reason Castro-wannabe Ortega seeks to be another Marxist Dictator For Life is to maintain his immunity from prosecution for the crimes of raping and abusing his daughter from the time she was 11 until 21.
From the Guardian, hardly a right-wing source:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2006/nov/07/thecomandantewhobecameaca
They still won.
If they ever make a movie about the Bitcoin Fork, you should get Col. Ollie North to play you,