Its politics. Of course were being manipulated.
Just because you support a cause doesnt mean you have to give up your powers of reason.
When your powers of reason hurt the cause, and you run your derp mouth like an aggravated six year old that doesn't want to go down for his nap, you need to shuffle back to your puzzle factory because you're not fit to sit with the grownups.
You do nobody no good. Go surrender somewhere else.