Are Politicians Really As Lame As They Seem? Yet They Have One of The Best Jobs Out There!

I am not actually referring to the lilly-livered, balls-less, blithering idiots in England (who since the brexit scarpered fast), I am generalising.

We probably suspect that many politicians (in democratic countries) seem to be puppets, they act idiotically, they are full of themselves and not much else, and they seem easily enticed by the finance industry (take the recent example of a prominent EU politician, for example). In other words, politicians seem to not only lack values, they also don't seem to have much in the way of brain power where it matters: negotiating, for example, or thinking what's best for their country or the situation at hand.
For example, Greece's politicians in the past 10 years have literally sunk the country beyond local repair;
For example, Chamberlain was idiotic enough to believe in Hitler's promises despite evidence to the contrary;
For example, lethal misfits create havoc in France and the French President indulges in soft talk ather than action (fortunately the French police & military did take action).
For example, we have a situation with inferiority complexed criminals (who imagine they are a state - rather than in a state) and the two people who could probably get rid of them still can't fully get tjheir collaboration act together: Presidents Obama and Putin.
And, for example, we are witnessing the biggest emigration  epidemic in our recent history - but most of what EU politicians are doing is throwing words (and money) at each other and try to export the problem of emigrants' upkeep to Turkey. This includes the Greek PM -- Greece being the first geographical target of the moving people.
 
There are many smaller examples in smaller, everyday matters -- but consider this: can you imagine your average (mediocre) politician negotiating with the CEO of a major corporation and come out on top?

It has been said that these poiticians are just a reflection of who we all are.
Are we all somewhat mediocre, or are we uninterested, or disinterested? Do we just say things and get away with it, or are the people willing to become politicians simply not very competent - the corollary being that competent children go on to do soemthing more useful?

That would be sad because opoliticians have it good: they don;t worry about mundane things such as bureacracy, taxes, they get way with petty crimes (usually, not always), they move in exalted circles, they get paid handsomely for being self-centred & not much else.


Are governments, politicians, the facilitators of a small number of people whom they represent?
Case in point: in Greece, the current fascist - socialist government has pointedly asserted its indifference to the needs of all but its voters, and very openly, as it were. In fact, that government openly declares to be partisan and represents a small minority of the population.

Are all politicians just smugly content in their comfort zone of living a life of leisure far away from everyday chores the citizens face; equally, they do not have to manage the vagaries of business either -- exaggerating a bit of course.

It would seem that such is the case.

In which case, politicians' is one of the best jobs out there, far outranking successful novelists (who have to write), successful businessman/ women (who actually have to work hard), star actors & singers (they work hard and need talent), even senior level UNESCO employees ?
Actually here, the jury is still out.