Well, but what WN did was not even close to what our democratic process required at the time. He used , let's say, unfair means to get what he wanted. Unfortunately we discovered it much later, when the damage was already done.
Our institutions had their share of fault, and we improved them and correct their flaws to avoid that from happening again, but there was a serious betrayal of trust on WN's part and that's why so many of us haven't "forgiven" him.
Well, I slightly disagree here and there, but on overall your comment is pretty accurate. We learned our lessons and we won't be caught in the middle again. If everyone used reason like you, they would be convinced that we will stick with our CnG brothers no matter what. But some people are allergic to reason, so they prefer to keep repeating stuff like a broken record. Unfortunately those will only be convinced of our worth after we fight a losing war. And even then some will say we only fought it because we were ashamed into it...