Right, but there's a long road for getting to be President. These people need to be elected for lower ranked positions, or in the case of celebrities, spend yea

Right, but there's a long road for getting to be President. These people need to be elected for lower ranked positions, or in the case of celebrities, spend years in the public eye. There's seemingly no wrong a person can do that money and charisma can't be used to gain influence and power. And at some point it becomes a reinforcing loop that eventually leads them to rule over countries. I'd like to understand why this is such a foolproof road for many politicians. It must be ingrained in us as a species. This comedy sketch comes to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3zNLfmDm-0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3zNLfmDm-0 (warning: crude humor)