That would mean admitting they talked to the enemy. I noticed it during the 2016 election. Everyone talked about the Trump books like they were Mein Kampf for businessmen. It became obvious they never read it. All anyone had to do was read his book, and figure him out.

Then the left crowed about a book that helped Obama get elected. So Trump read it, and made sure his campaign runners read it. They countered everything quickly by just reading a freaking book.

Back in the day, the president of Nintendo said the Wii was based on two books. Guess how many journalists actually read it? Two. Only one really got it. Then when Microsoft and Sony came out with their copycats, I saw tons of people using the terms from the books, but not understanding what the terms meant.

To read the enemy is to acknowledge them, and that is a forbidden sin among the righteous.