Politicians *Occasionally* Acknowledge Their Flaws, But At What Cost?

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Most politicians and influencers understand that our brains love comfortability, and any hint of cognitive dissonance in voters’ minds could cost an entire election. So what happens when characters go off-script, ideologically evolve, or even just show a flaw? History answers this question perspicuously, but one needs only to glance at the media to observe ideological suffrage at the hands of human arrogance.