Reject all you want. I think it's called "denial." Any country that, as a whole, refuses to see what we're up against can only be called stupid--in fact, intentionally stupid. In this case, the stupidity tax is going to be high. The 'Rats and those who emulate them are leading us into the abyss.
Taking a posture that anyone who disagrees with you is stupid isn't very helpful and severely compromises clear thinking. I don't think the nation as a whole 'refuses' to see what we are up against. I think for many people, the situation hasn't been made clear enough.
And you can thank the administration partially for that. There has been very little attention given to creating a compelling narrative for people to grasp on to. The admin, for example, insisted that we go about our lives as if there was nothing wrong. Guess what: after a few years of that, people begin to feel there is nothing wrong!
The admin's strategy, in this respect, worked too well.