Zbog toga, što više političari pokušavaju uveseliti narod govoreći im da je stanje u redu ili da će se popraviti, "ljudi ih uzimaju manje zaozbiljno, uprkos tome što su ozbiljno zabrinuti".
Consequently, the more politicians try to cheer people up by telling them things are fine or will get better, "the less seriously the people take them, despite being seriously worried".