Es ist schwer zuzugeben, was doch offensichtlich ist: dass die politische Elite entweder verblendet war oder dich angelogen hat, als sie jahrzehntelang behauptete, dein hart erarbeiteter Lebensstandard sei sicher.
It is difficult to acknowledge the obvious: that your political leaders had either been deluded or lying to you when they assured you for decades that your hard-earned living standards were safe.