Oppressive cultures breed dishonest individuals.
Oppressive cultures induce lying as a coping mechanism.
Because mistakes —naturally, happen, but are never accepted.
Because diverse opinions —naturally, exist, but are never accepted.
So you cover them up.
You lie.
Too much covering up becomes part of who you are.
You lie.
You lose track of what needs to be hidden and what was existentially meant to be exposed.
You lie.
Your life becomes that of two parallels —or even more...
One, where you are exceptionally and unrealistically, Good.
The other, where you allow yourself to make mistakes and have different opinions.
You are good in the good life, and natural in the other life and you are trapped in a perpetual loop of pretending to be someone who is never entirely yourself.
So you lie.
