The issue at stake here is that the people in a position to trick and scam everybody were clearly labeled as tricksters and scammers BEFORE those people put them into the position of power to do their tricking and scamming on a large scale. Then after that they dove headfirst into the tricks and the scams going "I'm owning the libs!" while their money was completely stolen from them in a tricky scam.

So, I would say that yes, to many people, suggesting that these fools didn't deserve this completely is a controversial take.