I mean, I don't know if I've seen that much defense of Andrew? I've mostly seen defense of the people who are getting caught in the crossfire and criticism of Gio's claims, which at least with my personal (limited) experience with Gio and from what I've seen, I definitely think should be taken critically.
I get into my experience here:
https://www.fruityrumpus.com/forums/reply/68964d40eb0e1f3bcab321ae