Promising “pie in the sky” to the masses is an old ruse that still works. Voters should be vetted for a basic knowledge of civics before being allowed to cast ballots.
Too many people think Genesis 3 - the fall of mankind & nature - is a myth. So now people are silly enough to believe that they can bring in utopia through politics. Now that is a real leap of faith, but it was at the heart of the so-called “Triumph of the Will” of the entire Nazi campaign.