And then Ukraine happened. I realize this is probably the same logic that Holocaust or Sandy Hook deniers use, but it really is fascinating just how many people can be fooled by propaganda or group think. Even when the facts are staring in their faces they just don’t want to hear it.
Just because the majority believes something, doesn’t make it true or morally correct. Note that at one point most Americans openly believed in slavery, white supremacy and were rewarded for genociding natives.
Propaganda is a tool that works. The bourgeoisie controls the media and therefore controls the narrative that most people in capitalist nations here. Opposing narratives are suppressed and dismissed making it even easier to influence people.