It's much simpler than that. No one fucking trusts you.

A big part of how we've arrived in this giant hellhole of a situation with Western civilization is that we let activists and outsiders in, and they took over from the inside. And this shit continues to happen, both on smaller and larger scales, and everyone here is beyond sick of it.

I'm sure many are open to letting people in, regardless of their background, but people are still going to be leery of anyone who clearly shows questionable character or judgement. And you certainly fit the bill as a questionable person.