That's what western societies have become - the state and corporations are 100% an adversarial to society and individuals. Nothing they say or do can be taken

That's what western societies have become - the state and corporations are 100% an adversarial to society and individuals. Nothing they say or do can be taken at face value and most people assume anything they say (their words) is 180 degrees opposite in intent and inevitable future deeds. This is what you get when you either outright lie regularly or are not careful about appearances of your words!