There are elements of a vicious cycle in all this, but that doesn't absolve voters. Politicians lie about a lot of things, but in the US at least the two main p

There are elements of a vicious cycle in all this, but that doesn't absolve voters. Politicians lie about a lot of things, but in the US at least the two main parties are pretty consistent in their overall approaches and ideology. You may see opinion polls that Americans want this or that policy that never happens, but when they vote, they vote for candidates whose policies are very clear. It's like if you want government to take strong action on climate, then vote for a guy who very explicitly wants to do nothing about climate, then you don't actually want the government to take strong action on climate. And that's besides the many millions of voters who have access to all the information they could need to make an informed decision and still explicitly don't want to take action against climate change. And who is to blame for the millions of Americans who think the election system is rigged? Are they all just hapless goons under the thrall of a madman?