It's all choreography. The government and the press make a narrative, that narrative is meant to cater to the low IQ end of the nation. When people hear something they like they keep listening. After a little while people join the narrative, anybody who's not part of this is wrong because you were told so by the
"Trust worthy" scabs of government officials. Once they have the majority, they're unstoppable because if you resist you'll be barraged with whatever, and that majority will convince more and more people to join this choreography. It reminds me of They Live