Exactly. It points its finger at the good guy and somehow gets us to question the other guy's motive.
It all started in The Garden Of Eden. Satan was able to convince Adam and Eve that God was the bad guy.
Imagine Satan speaking in Obama's voice and cadence. "Did God really say you can't eat from that tree? Sheesh. What a control freak. He's probably a Republican. He just doesn't want you to enjoy life."
Subversion. The specialty of Lucifer...and communists.