I think most politicians have given up on trying to keep tje illusion alive.... we cant do anything about it, they know it, they know the deck is stacked against the citizens and they can do whatever the fick they want... why even bother pretending anymore?
Politicians don't have to keep the illusions going anymore.
There are enough deluded people in society who will cling to those illusions for dear life,
...some even get violent and downright nasty at any small whiff of the truth. We see great examples of that on these boards everyday. People will obsessively cling to a lie, if they think the lie is all they have or ever will have.