marxism gets at least 1 thing right, it's ordinary people who create history, not kings and wars in the way historians write.
this is especially true for democratic countries where people have more says.
we adults are quite stubborn, arrogant, little patient for others views. we elect politicians the same way, catering to our own needs.
when a SC congressman from GOP said he believed in global warming, quickly he was gone, ending his political career.
anyway to solve it? only science can help. until more of us respect science, objectivity, critical thinking, logic and evidence, we are going to keep making stupid choices.