It is true. I would honestly believe that most of the people went along because:

1. "everyone was doing it"
2. it was easier to go along than to fight,
3. These people always follow the crowd.
4. The brainwashing by the media
5. Complete unawareness caused by sports, games, brain drain drama TV, and internet frivolities
6. Faith in a system that couldn't be wrong or evil
7. Hubris
8. And finally, some are just dumber than a box of rocks.

The ones at the top are just plain guilty of greed. They sold out their fellow citizens for thirty pieces of silver. The greedy should receive the hangman's noose. They rest should be punished, but to a lesser degree. The ones that humble themselves and admit their error will lose power over others. The ones that refuse to take accountability will be stripped of their careers, they will have to start all over again.