Why are these people so horrible to Barret? If you watch the story of how Corel was destroyed in the game, you can see that pretty much everyone except Dyne supported building the reactor, so why do they treat Barret like dirt when he returns?

I mean, Barret is away when the town is destroyed anyway! The guy comes back to see his friends and wife dead, then suddenly all the townsfolk turn on him too? Why didn't he say "hang on a second, pretty sure we all supported the reactor, now let's support each other through this awful tragedy and work through the grieving process together".

Worst of all, the guy just takes it as though it IS his fault. I kind of pity them fools for choosing the one man who decided to stand up and make sure Shin-Ra paid for their actions as a scapegoat. They should all hang their lazy heads in shame!