“Why are they so easily deceived??”
It’s an issue of cognitive capacity.
Think back to every Apocalypse movie you have ever seen.
What role did money play in society after the event? Think hard about this. What do you recall?
The banks won’t be able to communicate with the Federal Reserve. There will be no trading of stocks.
Want to know the state of the Russian economy? Here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piCdDEKXG5E and no, don’t declare propaganda. You can find an Australian channel Russell something who does Russian department store vids, and started doing so in 2021.