Strong leaders, weak people

With the world dominated by the great man theory of politics‘ and 'I alone can fix' category of leaders, politics today has become a ribald vaudeville, full of scandal and pantomime. They act like nimble showmen/women, playing acrobat, Rambo, entrepreneur, messiah, often all at the same time. Their best form of attack is political theatre. Populist leaders win big in elections but the victors continue to behave like victims.