You’re seeing it from the outside so you won’t understand them. They don’t have the need to lie when things worsen. Even They’ve already expected things will be worst under Trump. Just to aid you to understand their mindset: Suffering 100x more by your enemy is much more endurable than the bitterness of being betrayed by your own kind.
could it be that this is more like an American problem. I don’t see it happening in great degree in countries that implement government-backed health/+insurance system.