They're Ultie's THE JEWS.
They're an omnipotent cabal who have evidently existed forever, who are both all powerful and malicious as well as slow witted and stupid so that GamerGate can struggle and fight against them without it seeming like they're futilely fighting something they have no chance against.
They're powerful when he needs to feel persecuted, and they're weak when he needs to go on the attack.
And there is not a wit of awareness in him of the contradictory nature of his great boogeyman.
He's fundamentally the same kind of goon you always see on Stormfront. Whining that some powerful group is "keeping US down!"
Accusing me of anti-Semitism. Lovely. Why don't you photoshop a swastika on my avatar, while you're at it?
But anyway, the reason for this apparent paradox is simple: people are still afraid to challenge them. Criticize them? They'll label you stuff like "racist" and "sexist." Hardly anybody wants to be called that, so they fold (or compromise, if they're lucky and/or skilled). The fact that they have friends in high places certainly doesn't help.
But if you stand up to them, refuse to budge, then they have nothing. They can double down, but that will only cost them the PR battle. And it's already happening. As they become more and more radicalized, they lose more and more goodwill. The term "social justice warrior" is becoming increasingly mainstream. More and more famous people are speaking out against them. They are losing the momentum. Once it grinds to a halt, there will be backlash. And despite how entrenched they are, they
will be steamrolled. The tide is turning, and they will be swept away in the surf.