This is probably going to be a hot take, but I don't like the "evil" argument because I just don't think it's accurate. When you are playing on a global level, you do what it takes to survive and the decisions you have to make are not simple ones. Like it or not cartels exist and countries exist who want kill you.

You have to make deals "with the devil" so to speak for the overall survival of your society.

Simply saying "the evil people in charge want to destroy good people" is a simplistic argument.

"good" and "evil" are subjective and morals are a social construction, one could argue, which is perpetuated by the "evil" people to keep the population docile and not competing on a higher level.