TV’s Frink said:
But people wanted change. Even if that change was shit.
Precisely the point. The people will always gamble on the change candidate when they are not happy with the status quo. Doomsaying and identity politics is not going to deter them.
The solution is for the political establishment to root out corruption and get in better touch with the common man. If they don’t, they will be swept from power, sometimes by violent and evil forces.