“but when it IS Boeing’s fault, there needs to be less gaslighting.”
Boing offered the plane with redundant inputs. Some countries were too cheap to pay for it.
They were also too cheap to provide qualified pilots.
Relationships between major airlines & Airbus (with their actual new model of a plane) were going too smoothly for Boeing’s taste. That was the crux of the matter.
How Boeing Tried to Kill a Great Airplane—and Got Outplayed
https://businessalabama.com/the-daily-beast-how-boeing-tried-to-kill-a-great-airplane-and-got-outplayed/
Boeing Was ‘Go, Go, Go’ to Beat Airbus With the 737 Max
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/23/business/boeing-737-max-crash.html
Roger that. Some countries cheaped out on pilot training and the poor saps sitting in the back paid the price.