A point you made right off with your first comment to me was that fundamental principles matter, and this truth is apparently very elusive in some quarters. You made every effort to enable them to succeed, and prevent what's likely to happen instead.
Keep fighting the good fight!
I will keep fighting it -- even if the best I can do is make sure "we didn't know" is not a valid excuse!
I realized there are no excuses. There are only reasons. This changed how I think, and gave me greater peace of mind.
You are right. Most people do not see that, and so they think ... but no. We choose what we do for various reasons, but there is never an excuse for choosing to do evil.