I know many non-leftists who took it because they were pressured to by work, peers, or promises of a better life. People so embedded in the mainstream that they don't even realize that there are alternative news sources out there. They genuinely think that they're doing the right thing.

At the end of the day, we're responsible for our decisions, but many people are being lied to and brainwashed, and it's hard to break out of that state.