Yeah I'm really confused about this guy. I get that the world is not black and white, and conditions aren't always ideal... but I absolutely do not put up with the kind of dishonesty he's seemingly advocating. Perhaps not everyone has the luxury to be so picky, but... damn, I really have not gotten the impression (in my experience, and in the experience of friends and acquaintances) that this sort of bullshit is that common. At least not at successful, healthy companies.
I have quit jobs where my manager lied to me. It is really really easy to tell when someone is lying.
You seem to live in some alternate dystopia where everyone lies to each other. How many of the companies that you have worked at have gone under?