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Then those most able to deal with the skeptics would rise to the top. It wouldn't get rid of politicians, but it would change the sort of politicians who have a relative competitive advantage.
Certainly, and a significant portion of the current crop of politicians would not be among the new group of politicians.
Do you see the problem?
Of course. But at least there are prospective politicians who could benefit from it. It's not as if they would uniformly stand to lose.
Yes, but that means changing the status quo, which means redistributing power, and if there's one thing people in power do not like, it is redistributing power.
We might ultimately have to make this happen by force. (I hope not... but I can't rule it out.)