The knuckle draggers believe this madness. We have so many stupid and ignorant people. This is the problem. Absolutely, as we age, we generally accumulate knowledge and experience which leads us away from phonies and frauds. These 'carnies' are tempting our youth to toss a ping-pong ball into the myriad of fish bowls, knock down the fake milk jugs (one made of lead) with a softball, and fork-over their allowance and our pensions to save the planet.
A few things have to happen: First, we have to let them try. Second, we have to help them understand why they failed (it was rigged). And third, they have to gain a new respect for those whose wisdom they've yet to attain, and experience they'll only acquire after many years of being around the block.
And when the situation becomes untenable, raise the voting age to 30.
A part of this problem is that the leftists control the high schools and colleges. They pound this nonsense into the heads of the students who are VERY impressionable. There's nothing easier than brainwashing a teen or someone in their early twenties. Once these young fools are hooked, it takes a lot of time and effort to deprogram them because it's a matter of swallowing your pride and admitting you are wrong and were fooled. This is not pleasant.
I have a cousin who just went through this process and she told me that at the time what she heard from these people sounded reasonable at that point in her life. It was only in her late 20's and early 30's that she was able to put the pieces together and see how she was fooled. Some NEVER go through this process. I know a number of them. They are in their fifties and have proven Winston Churchill right when he said that if you are forty and still liberal you don't have a brain.