It was absurd. It was very much like the Russian “vranyo” which can be summarized by “I know I’m lying, you know I’m lying, and I know you know I’m lying”. For the purists, it’s an article of faith that they must recite to all non-believers.
And yes, it is ‘an article of faith’ ~ faith in God who created us and founded this once great (and to be great again) nation on judeo-christian values, that causes us all to hope for a great revival / awakening for others to read and reread God’s Word until they get a deep and lasting blessed assurance for both our ultimate future and answered prayers.