Many people naturally have a strong desire for fairness and justice. If they see injustice they will not rest until the wrongs are righted, even at great personal cost. If you want to run a corrupt government those people must be neutralized. Their desire for justice and fairness must be coopted to work on your behalf. Make them believe they are fighting injustice by recruiting them into your causes: global warming, abortion, gay rights, trans rights, patriarchy, and racial inequality. And because they believe their cause is just, there is no limit to what they will do in its name. Because their cause is just, the ends always justify the means. When you have turned your enemy into an ally, your victory is utter and complete.