In this case, the American people don’t want to know the truth about the occupant’s origins. The information would make these American voters look foolish, and they are proud though ignorant people convinced they are on the right track.
it was just a book, but look at us now.
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/lukens/090718
Democrats draw their support from the ignorance and complacency of their electorate: the Proles, as Orwell would say. People fear that if they oppose this mad dash toward collectivism, they may be stripped of what few gifts the government allows them to have. Big Brother may be watching.