I don't think that;s the case at all.
IMO the threat to our identity needed to be hammered home and I think sustained that, as most people accept that the threat is real and we need to be aware of it and counter it.
Nobody would actually chose to be in a multi-club group, but we aren't really in a position of choice. Would you rather watch us crumble just so you could say at least we kept our Identity.
We are hopefully getting a new owner ( also a silent owner ) We are still Everton, it's not like the Red Bull group who have stolen the teams Identity.
I think you have just drilled a Negative in your head that you can't get over now.
This is Football now, It's Business.. ( And it hasn't even gone through yet )
He might just be looking at the profit he could make on us, Remove all debt, Piece us back together and build a strong squad, a basic total restructure, with a Fantastic new Stadium and 'Bang for your Buck' Suddenly we are a wanted club.
Nothing has even happened/gone through yet, tho If he re-names us 'Friedkins Everton' Then I'm with you and he's going down...