It doesn't matter if they are a gang or not.. They can't get you if their is nothing to get you for, is the point..

Yes, they do a good job of making themselves look like a gang even if they are not, and they are very powerful indeed, but the more you look you will see them occasionally disagree with each other and take different sides in some cases, so they aren't a gang all the time..

If the case is clear cut and very easy to decide, hell yes they act like a gang, and yes they will make fun of you or anyone else.. When things are more debatable is when you can see that they aren't actually a gang all the time..

The merit inequality thing is true in my opinion also, maybe they do take advantage of it slightly, but it is theymos's fault for designing the merit system and releasing in the way he has..
The merit system is pretty darn good but is not without its own faults, which directly relates to the DT system via voting power.. No system is perfect..

Their isn't much sense in crying and bitching about it because I doubt that you are going to come up with anything that hasn't been discussed before..
The only thing you can do is play whatever hand you were dealt the best you can and hold yourself to a high standard, and you will be alright..

Fighting them without even knowing what sort of battle you are getting yourself into is a sure way to lose, like this thread, they are not going to be banned and will just laugh at you.. It is a blunder IMO..
Don't let your anger get the best of you, only logic prevails..

Learn how everything works around here and be respectable and you will likely eventually gain mutual respect with them, but all this is doing is hurting your chances of that..