Disappointing

Our recent revelation of "Gertrude" as a non-person has not had quite the effect we had hoped on the New Company.  In fact, the leaders of the New Company have pacified most of their employees by telling them that it was necessary and that they would have a full explanation soon.  It's disappointing that people are so willing to believe what they want to believe that they will accept such a flimsy explanation from an entity that is so obviously evil.  Maybe it had more to do with the threats issued by the New Company in a press release following their previous statement that those who are disloyal to the New Company will be destroyed.  Perhaps we underestimated the allure of evil, or perhaps we underestimated the amount of control the New Company has over its employees.