> basically their worldview is that they're ripping off some first-world asshole who would be just as happy to destroy the scammers own country if it could make the cost of consumer goods slightly lower.

I happened to watch "The Battle of Algiers" last night and the scammers' sentiments reflect what the FLN commander Ben M'Hidi (insurgent/freedom-fighter depending on who you ask) had to say in response to questions about the civilian death toll:

Journalist: M. Ben M'Hidi, don't you think it's a bit cowardly to use women's baskets and handbags to carry explosive devices that kill so many innocent people?

Ben M'Hidi: And doesn't it seem to you even more cowardly to drop napalm bombs on defenseless villages, so that there are a thousand times more innocent victims? Of course, if we had your airplanes it would be a lot easier for us. Give us your bombers, and you can have our baskets.

I must mention here that I am not taking any ideological sides, and firmly believe that killing of innocent civilians, by any party whatsoever is plain wrong.

I suppose in any battle, ideological or otherwise, the actors involved come to justify their tactics as being in service of a greater, grander goal which also, at least in their minds, allows them to subvert responsibility and accountability.