They’re being told by not only Dear Leader, but by every part of their media ecosystem, that the country is literally on fire and falling apart everywhere.

They’ve been being told that kind of thing for decades. Most of these people don’t really travel, they don’t have friends outside their local area, heck there is a good chance they haven’t ever left their State to get a differing viewpoint firsthand. They are entirely reliant on the news media they consume.