Politicians are very careful not to actually tell the truth and spell it out.
“Those of you who don’t vote - GREAT! THANK you! It keeps the incumbent in power every time!”
“Those of you who don’t vote - It’s your right not to vote if you so choose. How brave of you to not vote rather than for a fringe party that would actually make a difference in this country…”
“Thank you for voting for me despite my lies.”
“Thank you for not voting for my opponent, despite their truths.”
“Thank you for dying of NHS before 2020 and giving me a lasting legacy of the “unexpected government 2015-2020” that sets me up for life, whilst taking away yours…”
It’s a shrewd business move to make all possible things that can happen into “upside” for the politician. The downside has to be sold to the public as “Chaos that will leave the electorate worse off”.
I’ve often said that the very best of possible governments for the (perhaps far) future - is a benevolent dictator. That is, one who is so fabulously wealthy that they can pay for everything out of their own pocket, never have to cut a thing, and each and every opporunity to make life better for their citizens…
I believe Julius Caesar attempted this - but didn’t survive long enough for the system to be fully implemented.
Such a leader would need Pharaonic power, as ultimately the people and land will be administered by such an autocrat in such a way that to enrich the autocrat - is to enrich every citizen, so generous that autocrat is in power. The ultimate honour to bestow on a private citizen - would be to become a prince in this house with the proviso that any shenannigans will result in all honours being stripped away again. That will cull the in-fighting between those at court. With the courtiers too afraid to “jockey for their own positions” - they’ll line up behind whomever seems to be the heir-apparent most likely to look after them. In the event of an intrigue, the faction with the people of best merit would prevail over those with anything assumed to be self-evident every time… The “Oldest” or “Richest” would be beaten by the Doctors, Engineers, and others of high learning. A true meritocracy backdoored by a form of government we thought was rendered obsolete long ago?
It might have come about in Ancient Egypt, were it not for the poor life expectancy there, coupled with no currency and poor foreign trade as a result. Exchange of goods non-existant in one’s land along with “foreign ideas” (as opposed to foreigners!) has steadily allowed nations to get ahead over the centuries. Egypt was too damned Conservative to survive. Rome was too corrupt, and even hard-nut nations like the Hittites made the mistake of trading away the means of their own destruction They rather foolishly devised Ironworking, and then traded this technology with the Assyrians - who proceeded to bring down the entire Hittite Empire with newly-forged Iron weapons…
Politicians should concentrate on Engineering and Tech in general - rather than merely acquiring office, and doing bugger-all once in power. 