The WTB&TS relies on the ignorance of its membership.
Many, probably MOST local edlers have no understanding of what happened. Some just reflexively LIE when asked, saying that the whole affair is an apostate invention.
If you call Bethel, however, they will not deny that it happened. They'll tell you that for about ten years the Watchtower whored herself out in exchange for a LIBRARY CARD.
Yes, that is their "official excuse." They did it so that that they could use the UN Library.
Read all about it here: http://www.randytv.com/secret/fordecades.htm
Unfortunately, the UN does not support them in this lie. The UN explains that association was never required to gain admission to the UN library. Furthermore, the WTB&TS is located in NEW YORK CITY, home of one of the greatest Public Libraries in the world. What did the UN library have that the NYPL did not have? The British edition of Penthouse magazine, perhaps?
As with all liars, it is easy to tell when the WTB&TS is lying: their lips are moving.