It's harsh but if we're really going to break this cycle society is going to need some culling before this is over, no way are we going to be able to deprogram all of these NPCs before they drag us into a new crisis and do we really want to keep such easily brainwashed morons around anyway?

And before someone says it: no those of us here were never "one of them." If you found your way here you were already at least partially awake and capable of independent thought.