I'm reminded of a quote from Jon Snow in Game of Thrones:

When enough people make false promises, words stop meaning anything. Then there are no more answers, only better and better lies

And that's where we are today. That's where our political paradigm and political system has taken us. Whoever breaks faith with the truth first gets an advantage, and whoever tells the best lies and mounts the best spin campaign comes out ahead.

Small wonder that the word "racism" has been pimped out beyond any recognition. That's happened to our whole society.