Oh, it isn't my club. It's just a very well populated one, here as elsewhere. You'd think there's be a support group.

[This may or may not be a recommendation.]

The difference between telling the unvarnished truth and just being an ass is the recognition that not all truths are bad. Though I leave it to you to ask yourself whether it's optimistic to recognise that even the worst people can keep some people on their side.