The problem with America is that we have been lied to so many times, and ignored the red flags our Christian heritage ingrained in us, we no longer are aware there is the necessity for a red flag anymore.
Kind'a like the training the banks used to give its tellers ... they learned ONLY real hundred dollar bills ... so well that, when a phoney showed up, it was instantly recognised as such
Counterfeiting got SO sophisticated, THAT tactic no longer worked/works.
So they use markers now to identify chemically the paper or ink or both
Lieing is a human activity and our Republic was never meant to be able to live nor survive it .... that was the whole point of honor and honesty ...
Thou shalt not bear false witness ....
STILL a ptretty good rule to teach and enforce
Lots of liars around today
The mainstream media has made an artform of lying with its advocacy "journalism", which is merely propaganda.