Okay y'all, big boy talk. Where were the Minions on 9/11? They left the ice cave in 1968, so they can't use that excuse. What about other heinous atrocities that occurred after that point? Mai Lai? The Munich Olympic Massacre? The Iran-Contra affair? OJ Simpson?
Their solo movie, Minions (2015), established that they follow the "most evil [sic]" people, or the like.
Based on this information, I have devised one of two theories: 1 - Gru, who it has been implied that the minions have been following since shortly after the end of their exile, has committed even more devious acts of villainy than the above examples. Or, 2 - The minions have a completely alien view of the concept of evil, and therefore do not comprehend fanatic terrorism as being worse than cartoon supervillain plots, as the rest of society conventionally would.
Do you think they would have assisted Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, or would he have counted their goggles as eye glasses and executed them?
Whose side did they take during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
I must ask, as I cannot trust Illumination to provide adequate answers in the forthcoming prequel sequel.