To make things even more ridiculous, because we LOVE a good challenge: Not only are there a great many different actors all with very different motives, but that stems from the fact that they are all living with different perceptions of what the world actually is. Not a single one of them is entirely correct. This is truly a shit show of epic proportions, and if you can appreciate that you might catch a glimpse of where it's going.
"let" might be a bit of a strong word to use at this juncture.