Let's say a govt is making everything more expensive via monetary debasement. But in the process they are allowing people to go into debt & to pretend to have more than they do.

People become used to, & then dependent, on the things they have that aren't really theirs. They internally identify themselves as a person who has this kind of stuff & who lives this sort of way. They develop a sense of pride in their big house & nice car that they don't own. And this way of being affects (or infects) the majority of people. Most maintain a significant amount of debt that has to be serviced with regular paychecks. And in many ways they are rewarded, life is easier, monetary debasement comes at the expense of savers & the fiscally responsible.

But then when some person or idea threatens the authority of the govt, all those people, with lives built around stuff they don't own, suddenly realize that how they see themselves is built on very unstable ground. And saying or doing what they know to be right actually becomes a threat to the sort of person they believe they are. They built their lives & self esteem & sense of accomplishment around stuff that wasn't theirs. Their sense of self worth is in labels & licenses & things outside of themseves that can all be taken away. Metaphorically speaking, whether wittingly or unwittingly, they made a deal with the devil.

The line between good & evil is the prioritization of what is true vs the prioritization of social status.