Perhaps. What would you suggest? Other than your obvious, just vote for Trump yell MAGA and claim everything is great.

> Perhaps.

No, definitely.

> What would you suggest?

Unironically? Either:

* Mind control.

* Refusing to permit anyone who will enrich themselves at the expense of others to serve as a public servant.

But both seem somewhere between impractical and impossible, so the only workable thing is taking the "Eternal vigilance is the price of Liberty" quote to heart and banding with like-minded fellows to make a world where everyone can spare the time and effort required to keep abreast of what the bastards in charge are doing and keep them from making our world worse to uplift themselves and their friends.