First of all, because they have no common sense. Secondly, they are too lazy to do their own research, and accept as gospel, everything the government tells them.
FEAR!
I “came of age” in terms of political awareness during the Watergate hearings and the fall of Saigon.
I “came of age” in terms of voter eligibility shortly before Three Mile Island.
My generation learned one simple truth: Government and their “experts” LIE.
And it is the youngsters who are still sucking air through their security blankets aka masks.
They can’t think for themselves, can’t think critically and discernment is foreign to them.
They accept being told what to think and not how to think.