There's a problem if there is an imbalance in views in some area. It's difficult to keep a minority view. How your democracy works can make that worse: you may lose your vote. In the US that's also the case.

Facts themselves don't really matter in politics. People realise that. Basic assumptions, fear and experience do. But for some facts are more important than for others. That's just their basic attitude: it's all about facts. But most people don't decide based on facts. Also because they have the experience to know facts don't matter much. That's fine. Not great, but fine.

Facts can easily be used for manipulation, (partly) because some, mostly younger, people think they cannot be used for manipulation.

Fear can be a real problem. Promises as well. And the ability to ignore opposing views.

But the beauty of poltics and the reason for this thread is that it's very much like psychosis. That's one of the (many) reasons we could be good politicians. We know how to deal with the reality distortions of politics.