Wow... I have to say I'm really impressed to see such passion!
I know it can be hard sometimes, but I believe it helps to try and keep some perspective.
What is it that inspires such feelings about SME?
I believe that, first and formost, it's the distro itself;
polished by years of hard work and clever development, and by thousands of people actually using it to solve real problems.
Then second, it's each other, the forums, the help when you're stuck, the community.
Whatever happens with disputes, and personalities, with organizations, websites, and structure, I don't believe these two things are going away any time soon. To see SME inspire all this passion makes me feel like it will be a very long time before that happens.
Things may seem "up in the air" for a while, but I believe we'll be in good shape in short order. All we need to do is show up, and help when we can.