I find it almost beyond comprehension that anyone who claims political awareness could be so easily fooled by a politician blatantly pandering to populist policies. I suppose I am cynical on one hand in that I assume that politicians automatically lie yet just naive to think that others can see through thinly veiled ploys to gain power by telling them what they want to hear. Maybe people get what they deserve but, unfortunately, they drag the rest of humanity down with them.

Sigh.

DtG