Wow Grunt. Said with spirit and truth. You have left me shaken.
I think there is some of both. Folks who really only want the practical effect of change on the shunned, and those who Grunt described. Greedy eternal life grabbers. Suck-ups for Jehovah. Yes, it's possible.
I also think that most have a bit of both. It must be the greed that allows them to even contemplate it.
I've been lucky. My mom was the first person I told when I figured out that I could be no part of the blood policy. I was brash, angry, (righteously so), and scared shitless that her love was as conditional as my family raised me to think love should be. She has evolved a bit more than the average witness. She won't shun me, and I think at least a part of her understands that I believe she should be ashamed for being a witness.
I've kept her posted as to many of my discoveries about the org. &, for that matter, the bible. At some point, I descerned that I needed to back off, so we are kind of at a "don't talk about it stage".
I'm seriously considering calling a family meeting soon however. Maybe I'll start off by having them read Grunt's post above.