Yeah, I’ll never know their hearts and minds, so it doesn’t really matter compared to their actions.

I don’t mind giving them an out, personally, if they need a way to pretend they’re not shitty, amoral people (i was tricked! gosh! I would never parrot obvious lies for my own advantage! I was naive!) to resolve cognitive dissonance and stop being shitty in this way. I don’t blame anyone else for not giving that to them.

They don’t deserve it.