I appreciate where you are coming from. I actually have a lot of respect for the way of approaching the situation that you are promoting. And I have to agree that our unmet needs are often tragically expressed.
That being said, I can't take the explanations at face value. Not after the deception which has taken place. These are not honest actors. They are not conducting themselves in good faith.
The thing with rabbit holes is that they're pretty deep.
I think that's a judgement which is based on paranoia, not reality. But keep on with what you think is right and time will decide who is benefitting the network and who is harming it.
Based on the evidence you have seen...