For what it's worth, Boogie, I'm probably pretty close to being on your "side", if such things exist. And even so, I'm kind of with Jason, if a little less aggressively so, that there's little good that can come of the hashtag at this point.
If there's one thing I've learned here, it's that twitter mobs are just... not that great at driving a discussion (and that goes for both sides, but certainly more for the gamergate side in this case).
I think I'm on the same page as you are, and I've found this whole thing rather heartbreaking as well. I think there are legitimate grievances with the way certain messages are delivered (and, sure, I guess journalistic integrity stuff, though honestly I think that's largely a distraction from what's causing this rift), but gamergate is so scattered right now that I don't see it doing much good to press forward with that mob of people.
I don't mean to insult the people using it, it's just no longer clear to me, at all, what the mob has in common or what they actually want to happen. It's just a bunch of people screaming at... something? I happen to be sympathetic and think I understand WHY a lot of them are screaming (and it has little to do with what's being said, imho), but there's no way we're going to be able to swing the conversation back to those issues in this sort of environment.
Edit: I should add that I don't actually think that it's a particularly hateful group in that hashtag (so I guess I disagree with Jason there), but it is sort of a nonsensical chorus of finger pointing. I don't really buy the "you're supporting hate!" angle, but rather the "your message is garbled and looks sort of ridiculous" angle. As someone who DOES care about what I think is the actual issue, I'd prefer to see it die so that some of the stuff can be discussed more tactically in a calmer, less defensive environment.