&quot;They&quot;? The people who responded to you aren&#x27;t part of some larger conspiracy to oppose you, or even advocating on behalf of the same people or ideas. The fact that I&#x27;m commenting here doesn&#x27;t even mean that I agree with the article.<p>Could it be possible that there are several problems at play here, at once? You can&#x27;t look at situations as if they are black or white, or &quot;us vs. them&quot;.