The only thing people are guilty of is inappropriate trust placed in non-existent good faith of their leaders and pundits. They're guilty of being credulous and too-easily manipulated, but then, who has raised the alarm that they would understand the peril and think differently? It's not the victims' fault the system has been corrupted and subverted any more than it's your fault if your house is robbed because you trusted your neighbors and left the front door unlocked.