Because we have an uniformed and often stupid citizenry. It now is apparent that this is not tied to any nation, as this spans the globe. For all knowledge and

Because we have an uniformed and often stupid citizenry. It now is apparent that this is not tied to any nation, as this spans the globe. For all knowledge and facts potentially available, most are uninterested and base their voting decisions off perception and their own biases. The competent are driven out when they don't hew to party doctrine or the cult of personality around the party leadership. You also now have a class of grifter idiot, who believes they have the skills to govern and implement policy that caters to the rich donor class that funds them. And those same candidates are voted in by people who say "it's time for a change". A change to what? And we've seen generations of poor vote in and keep in representatives who don't have their interests at heart, yet don't question why things haven't gotten better for them. Never underestimate the ability of everyday people to make catastrophic political decisions and empower corrupt and incompetent politicians. With the coming job apocalypse from machine learning, automation and robotics, ANGRY uninformed voters are going to make even more horrific choices for authoritarian monsters to rule them.