Importantly enough Americans were convinced by their propaganda. As you know the more stressful daily living is for millions the more susceptible they are to believing political propaganda. I mean the fact some 70% of registered Republicans believe Trump's 2020 election stolen lie says more about that electorate than it does about the party. Hmm, except from the angle that they are the party.
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”