You are being an egotistical jerk. These people have tragically lost their lives. Families are suffering. Get down off of your horse for 2 seconds, geez.
They should have left, yes. But they didn't. Try supporting the loved ones for now.
I'd rather be an egotistical jerk than swallow a story line the media is pushing hook, line, and sinker, esp. when the uneducation of the media is one of the primary causes of the original problem.