The more he told the truth the better he felt all the lies and BS tired of all the manipulation. They can't beat you alone but with numbers still didn't have the upper hand. Their small world threatened by change made them retaliate.
He knew once he spoke up he was out of this cult circle that had no benefits. Never in his favor didn't have or want the life style they lived. He was loyal to family but it wasn't loyal to him.
It's like you can't have success outside of it. All he wanted was to be happy no one was happy for him. He pursued a degree and came up short. While the rest had kids and got praised