All of these threads are reactive.
These threads are proactive. An attack hasn't occurred yet. The best idea so far is the distributed mining pool.
All 5-6 threads are reacting to the fact that deepbit has 50%+ of network power, they are a threat to the network, and talk like an attack will happen any moment. The nicest toned ones try to dissuade people from deepbit by appealing to the fee topic, but the basis is always reaction.
Even if the distributed pool mining process becomes a reality what are you going to do if every existing pool operator decides not to accept it? You said it yourself the answer is education, not technical.