The devs aren't penalising either side, or trying to find a reason to make Rheinland collapse.
They're currently monitoring events to see how they progress.
That means how this event ends or evolves has not been decided. It is almost entirely fluid and dependent on player actions.
Neither is it going to be totally one sided. We'll be watching both sides, not just Rheinland.
Still, everyone has to show their 'truth' and 'facts'.
To them, it is all about winning, after all.
I suggest people to lay down in your chairs and enjoy the flow of RP. It is a game. A defeat is a victory in some cases, and victory is a defeatin others. What one may see as disadvantage, other may see as advantage.
Take a sip of water, and enjoy. Discovery won't disappear, we will rediscover something.