Because if they had to choose they would rather we live on our knees than die on our feet. I argue it is more of them being addicted to power and a lot of shit that they have gotten off the ground is a testament to that.
And yes, they are simultaneously celebrating and washing their hands of us while never leaving us alone.
It is very reminiscent of that horrible woman that was being recorded and kept screaming at the filmer to get away from her while simultaneously charging at her to leave her alone....
NPC programming run amok.
I think that they are terrified that they might have guessed wrong. I think they can't stand the thought that they might have made the wrong choice and that choice is going to eventually kill them, and the thought of us, the low-browed knuckle-dragging mouth-breathers being right, and surviving, just grinds on them. They would prefer that everybody all be wrong and all die together, than the "wrong" people be allowed to survive by making their own choices, different from theirs.
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