"I'd say that if all of them are corrupt, lying and pandering, there's not a lot that can be hoped for."

That depends on where you place your hopes, I guess.

Consider if a citizen of Rome had said that of the Roman emperors:

"I'd say that if all of them are corrupt, lying and pandering, there's not a lot that can be hoped for."

Well...yeah...but what the heck! There was still lots in life that a citizen of Rome could hope for, regardless of what the next danged Emperor was going to do. He could hope for good relationships, a happy family, interesting work, and all the other stuff that he had the power to put into effect in his life.

The main things I hope for in life have absolutely nothing to do with what the next American president or the next Canadian Prime Minister is going to do once elected. I expect governments to often do stupid things, and sometimes some good things too, but that's just a very small part of my life. It is not where my primary hopes and dreams lie.

It's interesting, but it's hardly the be-all and end-all. To surrender would be to imagine that it is, and to do that would be to accord it far more importance, frankly, than it deserves.

With every government, remember..."this too shall pass!" But you will still be who you are, regardlress, and that's where your real power lies.