[dm319]

Sounds like you've joined somewhere that has already long drawn-out political battle lines. It would probably take years to figure out what the history is behind this. I suspect the difficult time you are having is likely because you are either boy who notices the emperor isn't wearing clothes, or it's because you've landed on one side of a political landscape.

I've been here before, and you also have to be careful of who you get support from as well.

To be fair, most workplaces have history to some degree or another. If you are able to keep your head low and excel at the tasks you've been given without showing others up, you'll do well and might even be able to make a clean escape!