A ton of people are still completely in that mode of thinking. They are sitting around waiting for the next directive from on high so they don't get the sniffles and fucking die. Obviously we don't give a fuck what he says but a ton of people still do, and most of them at this point are the type who are incapable of figuring it out for themselves. The only thing that will change their minds is if some other authority figure commands them to think something different.