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Um, the video I pointed you to does have a dev going on record about this. I even said that in my post.
2 mana nerfs are rare yes, but that doesn't force odd/even considerations to be the reason. Both GI and Equality are still playable cards, so the 2 mana nerf is fair. In the case of GI I suspect Quest Rogue was partially at fault (at 6 you could Shadowstep and play it again in 10 mana).
Aviana (a legendary) was nerfed very recently. But whether a legendary is the right card to nerf is not clear just because it gives the most dust. I am not against Grumble being the target to hit Shudderwock, but that would only have slowed an already slow guaranteed death in standard. It wouldn't have actually changed much. Hitting Saronite actually stops it and makes Shudderwock the fun card it was designed to be. (That said, I DO think Shudder was a mistake to begin with.)
Finally onto changing Classic and Basic. Again the dev addressed concerns for new players in the ValueTown video. Essentially it is very difficult to convey but the increased number of events and good value bundles is an effort to compensate for it. Perhaps that is not enough, but we cannot deny it is something that helps. As for the effect on veteran players, they want to see the game change and feel fresh. Most of them welcome changes to old cards. Just because the card has been around a long time doesn't mean it isn't the root cause of current problems.
Look, I have better things to do than have an endless discussion on this, so I'll summarise where I stand and leave it at that: I have faith in the devs. They make mistakes, both in card design and sometimes in choices of nerfs. Of course they do, there are over 400 new cards each year and so many variables that getting everything right is impossible. Not to mention it is impossible to please everyone when there is such a diverse community. But through that I still believe they aim to make the best decisions they can for the game as a whole. The changes they make are not to spite people or strip them of dust.
Maybe I am not enough of a cynic, but I do encourage you to watch the ValueTown video and do so with an open mind. Listen to what is said and if you disagree, then fine so long as you can back up your view against their's.
No I don't expect them to say every reason. I am sure money will enter the story, but even then it is unclear that changes anything because if they truly make the game better then they keep the player base and make more money.
The point here is their reasons are rational and were justified. You are welcome to disagree but you need to provide evidence for your argument. Hey, I am quite willing to be convinced if you have stronger evidence.
If you find a spare hour have a watch of the recent ValueTown that was posted on the front page. There you will see a main balance dev give rational explanations for the recent nerfs, including why Equality was put at 4 mana instead of 3 and explicitly dispelling the Odd Pally reason while at it. Regarding 'short-sighted', their reasons are in fact very long-sighted.
He also said they were actively working on trying to address Genn and Baku for the next set (it sounded like they were testing changes to those cards themselves).
It is fine to disagree what what decisions are made, but at least be aware of the information available before peddling nonsense like too many people do.