A true believer questioning Fauci means realizing they were tricked, that they fell for a lie. They don't want to admit they were wrong, and mostly that's plain old pride. They don't want to admit that they let their emotions and panic rule them. They don't want to admit that the righteous indignation they felt wasn't righteous, because it was in the name of a cause they can no longer justify, because it's been demonstrated to be a lie. What they thought was righteous fervor is revealed to be monstrous fury. They don't want to admit this especially if they've used that fury to fuel ridicule and persecution of their dissenting fellow citizens. They're chained by emotional arguments that are too painful to question or let go of.
Imagine the meddlesome mothers and aunts we all know finally facing the harm vaccines have caused as more and more stories come out, and recalling everyone they cajoled into an early grave. My friend's mom is pestering him to get the shot on pain of missing the family reunion. He's resigned to it, and told me last night it's something you just gotta do, like paying your taxes. He's in his thirties, getting his life together, isn't fit, but should be good for a few more decades. The guilt will be enormous. Like the feeling of did I do something wrong during pregnancy and is that why my baby died / is exceptional, only now it's your adult son who you nagged to death, whose family you held back from him until he complied, and this after most people not seeing each family for two years. When people's adult kids start dying, I think the parents will drop of despair soon after. Wine aunts will become full blown alcoholics, and alcoholics will finally drink their last.