So true
"Politicians are 'expert' at this and still, to this day, millions continue to fall for it out of desperation and ignorance."
Not only are politicians 'expert', usually they are morally debased sociopaths, skilled in instictively sussing out people's weakness and manipulating them, irregardless of the consequences or cost to the dupes who follow them.
in some cases, yes - though they only succeed due to our own lack of knowledge of self.