The issues that were raised, as far as I understood from reading them, were quite subjective. As an investor you are responsible for doing your own research and investigating into such causes. The shift in perspective was largely due to that fact that many investors hadn't done their own research and simply went by others' word (i.e. analysis, opinion, etc.).
There were more than a few that really took to the resources available to disprove allegations. Some are still hesitant to invest, or reinvest, for that matter, which is what is insisting on volatility in the market.
And your comparison to RINO borders on the idea of fallacy of composition. It's important to treat CCME and RINO separately and not assume any sort of relationship between the two cases exists.
