It would be very easy to do. You put too much faith in the retards that surround you. Most have already a hazy abstract memory of covid times for example and are backtracking on a lot of demented shit they said earlier.
People seek the path of least resistance paired with clout potential. Also for all of the tall tales people give you, when push comes to shove most will not risk everything for the sake of the convictions and or so-called beliefs.