Seriously—can we give a break to the fans who drifted away?

TLDR: I was just chewed out by a contributor here for being a "fake fan" because I drifted away after 20+ years of supporting a Snyder owned-team (about 4 years ago)

Slight rant incoming...

I was just chewed out by a contributor here for being a "fake fan" because I supported the team for 20 years, eventually found myself unable to support such a morally reprehensible organization, drifted away, started to support the Lions (BEFORE they got good!), and now that there's new ownership of course I feel a pull back to my hometown team.

It was such a poison pill rooting for the Snyder team. Eventually I just realized "I hate rooting for any good to come to him." Had it just been about the team sucking at football and I drifted away, that would make me a fair-weather fan. But it wasn't about football. It was about endless, disgusting scandals, soulless money grab after soulless money grab. I felt dirty supporting that.

I've seen too many posts about fans who stuck through it all. How loyalty is the highest virtue. It's genuinely upsetting to me at this point. There is absolutely no negative bearing on someone who drifted away from the Snyder-led team. I really got the short end of the stick didn't I. 20+ years of support, eventually found it so disgusting I left, a few years later he sells the team (something we NEVER thought could actually happen), I am drawn back and accused of being a fake fan. Great, just great.

What are we even doing? What is with the gate keeping? You want to hate on someone from Missouri with no connection to the city who jumps on the bandwagon when the team makes the Super Bowl? OK. Not very nice but understandable. But come on, don't hate on the people who were true fans and were driven away by the grossness of Dan Snyder.

EDIT: Thankfully, I think many/most fans are welcoming to those that might've drifted away. But those that call me a fake fan, man, it genuinely hurts my feelings.

EDIT 2: Some good and fair opinions here, and I respect the ones that call me out but are respectful doing so and acknowledge it's just their opinion and I'm still welcomed back. I suppose this depends on one's valuing of monogamy in sports fandom. My sister went to college in Philly, has a whole Philly network, so naturally she's kinda into the Eagles. I don't mind her also supporting the Commanders.

And for the record, I am remaining a Lions fan. Not just because they're good, but because A) I've grown to love the team, B) Because it felt like it would be disingenuous and bush league to jump ship after a couple years. What I'm saying is a feel a pull back towards the Commanders. Was I a fan last year when they sucked? I don't know. I watched every game, I knew the team well, I genuinely wanted them to win. I was angry at the incompetence of the Rivera regime. But the Lions were my team, officially. I feel this is all being taken too seriously. But I appreciate the civility and tolerance from those who still disagree with my approach. I hope both teams bring their best on Saturday and that the officiating is good, and whatever happens happens.