Unfortunately those are the traits many people look for in a politician, although to be charitable they're usually confusing them with more noble traits like ho

Unfortunately those are the traits many people look for in a politician, although to be charitable they're usually confusing them with more noble traits like honesty or integrity. :( Flippancy, tribalism, and reductivism all too often look like bravery and insight from a great distance, at least among people who see politics as a war rather than as an unfortunate side effect of democracy.