It’s hardly a problem in logic; but it’s a problem with our society. Not the self-serving lying — but the attitude that everything ends with you.
Compassion is no longer something that binds the community together; it’s something that flows from designated sources and institutions, and only to those who are considered worthy.
The “Us” of our current administration, like the “We” of previous royalty, does not refer to all; but to a single authority that rules all.
When told “we” have to make sacrifices; the first thought is not “what,” but “who?”
It was like that when you moved in — and will it be any better when you move out?