I think that, at least from my American perspective, there are two uncomfortable truths about national political figures: 1. They are the voice of a group of m

I think that, at least from my American perspective, there are two uncomfortable truths about national political figures: 1. They are the voice of a group of millions of people, and therefore a perception will exist that an attack on the politician is an attack on those people as well 2. Sure seems like a lot of them are compromised in some way, so any time one is targeted it will always seem selective in the moment I don't know how much that intersects with what you're observing, and I don't really have easy answers.