They have called it that since the word was coined in the original ancient Greek, and the skill itself seen as a divine gift: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dema

They have called it that since the word was coined in the original ancient Greek, and the skill itself seen as a divine gift: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demagogue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demagogue, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma It's part of why the ancient Greeks thought government came in cycles, with democracy being only a transitory state.