Having been intimitately involved in politics at the city level for some years, I think it's less of a "the kind of people who are in power" issue and more just

Having been intimitately involved in politics at the city level for some years, I think it's less of a "the kind of people who are in power" issue and more just, people naturally disagree and get defensive. I think those who are in power are often under sustained assault, in many cases by those who have a less than full picture of the decisions made, and that makes them far _more_ defensive. Any one who has people yelling at them that frequently - and often unreasonably - is naturally going to start writing off the yellers. Including the ones who have a damned good point. It's not an excuse, and in fact, it's a good argument for term limits and regularly cycling those in power. But I don't think the kind of people who are in power are naturally accountability averse. At least, not on the local level. I think it's more just an effect of how we do government and human nature. So it could, potentially, be solved by a change in systems and culture.