According to Osho, politics survives by manipulating collective perception: we mistake appearances for character, glorify war, and thus crown 'great' leaders whose power depends on our unconsciousness. Politicians need fear and conflict to seem necessary; when awareness rises and we judge by actions, not images, nationalism and its war machinery lose legitimacy and wither.
Politics looks powerful because we get dazzled by show and war stories—if we wake up and watch actions, their power fades.