I'm playing devil's advocate here. Dick Army (disclaimer - I don't follow the ins and outs of all this stuff closely and don't know anything about him), may be closely involved and connected to AIG, etc., because it is consistent with his socio-political philosophy. That may be based on greed and narcissism, but I don't know that. What I do know is that demonizing people doesn't change them. In fact, at a minimum, it fosters resistance and is most likely to foster defensive self-righteousness. There really are pros and cons to these issues. Validate the legitimacy of the opposition's concerns, and one just might foster positive possibilities. The Bushites had an attitude of "my way or the highway." I do not think liberals and moderates will be any more successful at winning hearts, minds, or votes by adopting the same attitudes.

Imho, "us against them" is less likely to be effective than looking for common ground and respecting valid differences.

None of us has a corner on the market of truth or reality.