“....maybe the past five plus years has been an education, for them ...”
For some, maybe. But I go by their actions, not their words. We’ve been taken in by them too many times. They’re like the pet dog that keeps biting you every time you put your hand out to it; eventually, you just have to whack it with a 2x4 - or put it down.
Like Ronaldus Mahnus said: “Trust, but Verify.”
Good point.