Like or not, those who actively seek power are, by nature, deceitful. Another thing we may as well accept as fact is that most people want to be decieved because, for them, reality sucks. Soooo, until the majority of people are able to look at the truth and face it head on, we will have to settle for being deceived and hope that those who gain power are not evil. If they aren't, that's good for us, if they are evil, well, we made that bed too.