Palestine & Israel -- take a look at the present without any knowledge of the history and what do you conclude? OK, that analogy is a bit extreme!
It's also fair to say that there are many threads here that are largely positive. Furthermore, technical help is often just minutes away on this forum, due to the far from "retarded" users here. There is so much infighting because there are so many strong opinions about the future of Amiga, and the trademark-holders are quite weak. Most retro has no future, almost by definition. Amiga is certainly different. Yes, there are pros and cons.