We had the same thing go on before Revolutionary War, Civil War, Abolitionists Movement, WW1 &WW2, Civil Writes in the 60s, and Vietnam.

It's just social media mkes everyone aware of it nowadays...
Much different when most people read 1 news paper a day (if that much)

You have to fight the good fight, otherwise the liars win..
If there is apathy then in a vacuum then the loudest garbage wins and we get what we are suffering with.

The problem is most americans take for granted the luck of living in this open society, they don't pay attention to the facts that, one must constantly work to improve our government.