Politicians and civil servants do not work even if they believe it, they are unproductive beings.
Does an individual who is hammering the air for 8 hours work? Or is he just an asshole?
That's it.
Discussion
The work of the politicians and civil servants is to keep the proles, of which they are a part, from threatening those in power. They are unwitting (?) traitors to their own selves.
It would be a relief if they were merely unproductive, but they actively destroy industries.