Politicians are also in the pocket of the Koch brothers who spend about as much on politics as the Dema and the Republicans[0]. People’s beliefs aren’t an immutable fact that exists in isolation, they’re a product of the propaganda-soaked media environment, which is also part of the problem and has to be changed.

[0]: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/us/politics/kochs-plan-to...