If someone is suggesting that complainers are hypocrites because they only complain about some changes and not others, or that complainers are so few in number as to be irrelevant, or that even the complaints themselves are unimportant, that's an attempt to intimidate and shame complainers into silence. And it certainly isn't showing respect for their point of view, or seeking to understand that point of view.
Well, it is a bit hypocritical no?
"I think that canon and lore is very important and that you should not change things in the game" is a VERY different stance from "I only think canon and lore are important when it affects me personally, otherwise, change whatever you like, I don't care".
Having had to listen to that second one for the past fifteen years or so, my tolerance is pretty close to zero. Having people come and take big steaming dumps in EVERY SINGLE DISCUSSION dealing with D&D, endlessly, without cease, tends to make me really, really salty. We've been hearing this song and dance now for DECADES. So, yeah, I'm not really seeking to understand the point of view anymore.
Someone doesn't like change X. Ok, fair enough. No problem. I totally get that. There are all sorts of things I don't like or would like to see in D&D. My three most favorite classes in D&D are paladins, binders and warlords. Paladins have been completely rewritten. Binders had their junk stolen by warlocks and warlords got completely thrown under the bus. Now, I could keep bitching and moaning about this. And, I'll be the first to admit, I did a fair bit of that about warlords in the early days of 5e. But, at some point, I just have to realize that nope, I'm not going to get what I want and move on.
I mean, good grief, it's never, EVER stopped. All through 3e I had to listen to people bitch and complain about how the game I liked was ruining D&D. Then 4e came along and LOTS MORE people, with a lot bigger axe to grind, endlessly bitched and complained about how 4e was ruining D&D. Now, every freaking announcement thread or discussion of the future is littered with the same thing - WOtC is destroying D&D and hates its fans.
But, no, I'm supposed to be the one to be understanding and respectful. I'm just so sick and tired of it. It never, ever stops. I get not liking something. Totally understand that. DO NOT UNDERSTAND the endless bitching about it over and over and over again.