Of the members who told us they didn't like the point increases, these members informed us that they liked not having blackout dates, having more award availability, platinum bonus increase and having the 5th night free in total much more than they disliked the point increase.
Marriott is not helping its case with this sort of BS response. Yes, the changes are helpful for some MR members--but that's probably a pretty small minority. Unhappiness with the changes is a rather typical response, as this thread attests.
In short, don't **** on my head and tell me that everybody else thinks it's raining.