This is Why

We have a political problem no one wants to talk about: very old politicians

Yeah, they're older and sicker than ever before.   Held together with stents and statins. 
Unable to incorporate the complexity of this electronic world.  Stage managed by aides.
And getting more stubborn all the time.
Yes- stubbornness is a symptom of mental deterioration.

Unfortunately, they are the last generation that wasn't raised on antibiotics.
The younger folks are even less healthy and more emotionally volatile...

This is the YUGE problem that society must address before those old fuckers burn everything down.