Clutching at straws rather than admit the obvious fact that you...

Clutching at straws rather than admit the obvious fact that you were duped.

The people who are responsible for unleashing this atrocity on society will never admit what they did because they fear the consequences but you have nothing to fear, except for the collateral damage to your self respect. That's all in your mind because most of us genuinely want you to understand what's happened, for your own sake and would be relieved that your sanity has been restored.