I would argue that in this case lying only works because of the threat of force. Allow me to use a human example, and yes I know these tend to be cringe.
There’s a case in British history, of two gangsters (Cray brothers) starting a massive fight (IIRC even a gunfight) in broad daylight on a busy street. Not a single person claimed eyewitness. There were dozens of people who must have at least heard something - but everyone was just too scared of being targeted by those mobsters.
Same principle here. USA gets away with blatant in-your-face lying because everyone is worried what would happen if you call them out. Plenty of examples.
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I would argue that in this case lying only works because of the threat of force. Allow me to use a human example, and yes I know these tend to be cringe.
There’s a case in British history, of two gangsters (Cray brothers) starting a massive fight (IIRC even a gunfight) in broad daylight on a busy street. Not a single person claimed eyewitness. There were dozens of people who must have at least heard something - but everyone was just too scared of being targeted by those mobsters.
Same principle here. USA gets away with blatant in-your-face lying because everyone is worried what would happen if you call them out. Plenty of examples.