When voters prefer ill-mannered leaders

Any good story has a few basic tenets that make it work. Such a story must have a moral, a villain, a hero and a problem to solve. From Cinderella to the legend of Zorro, we find the same tenets woven through the fabric of the stories.

What is interesting though, is that most successful countries have a similar approach. They have a common enemy, who poses a common threat and they have heroes who defend the people. The heroes are expected to have a certain moral standing to be acceptable.