The average American ignoramus, “educated” in a government indoctrination center, has zero critical thinking skills. They are incapable of connecting the dots of what is happening today to the consequences in the not too distant future. Every day is a surprise to the ignorant masses. They are too busy gawking at their igadgets to actually think.
Their overlords tell them what to think, what to fear, who to hate, and what to believe – no matter how ridiculous and irrational.