Wasn’t it Confucius who said that people get the government they deserve? Politicians and civil servants are drawn from the population at large, and will ultimately reflect the views, values, and beliefs of that population. It’s a frightening thought, when one pauses to reflect that William J. Clinton was elected to office not once, but twice by that very same population. In a society the pepople of which, broadly considered, are capable of such as that, any sort of nightmare is possible, and social decay and ultimate disaster become not only understandable, but rather likely.
Even more so when you consider that the politicians and civil servants, once elected, are then able to promote and promulgate the very conditions in society that make electing people like themselves more and more likely. Its a vicious spiral heading downwards...