Who is riling these people up?

I am really having a hard time understanding the "angry protesters" who are demonstrating against "obamacare." They speak as if they suspect a conspiracy to take something away from them. Here are some excerpts from the article Senator Goes Face to Face With Dissent - NYTimes.com

Many said the Obama administration’s plans for a new health care system were just another example of a federal government that had again gone too far, just as it had, they said, with the economic stimulus, the auto industry bailout and the cap-and-trade program.

“This is about the dismantling of this country,” Katy Abram, 35, shouted at Mr. Specter, drawing one of the most prolonged rounds of applause. “We don’t want this country to turn into Russia.”

Did I say suspicion? No, it is stronger than that. Their is fear and righteous indignation in their voices.

“We believe there are several issues out there that leave the existence of the Republic at risk,” he added, “not the least of which is this Obamacare.”

I wouldn't call it conviction.

But for all his efforts, tempers boiled over 15 minutes into the meeting. Standing two feet from the senator, Craig Anthony Miller, 59, shouted, “You are trampling on our Constitution!”

Posession? That's nearer the mark.

Mr. Miller, shaking, stood his ground. He said he was furious that the senator’s staff had limited the questioning. “One day,” he said to loud applause, “God is going to stand before you, and he’s going to judge you!”

This looks more like projection - these folks are screaming at their own shadow.