basically i dont know any current "western democracy" that is not a particracy, bipartisan five parties any number but i don't know of any where 'the people' are actually involved in decision (let alone law- making) so thats a definite scam there yea, unfortunately , normal humans (they say i cant say plebs anymore to refer to the non-patricians in one quick word because pc-principal is gonna get me if i do) dont really care and like to stick to formal pre-chewed regurgitated channels, but so do a lot of abnormal people once they found their niche or comfort zone ...
and there's like polls or referenda but (at least here) those arent legally binding, i can think of at least two times here when the gov't thought it a good idea to hold a referendum , then when it didnt suit the decision they already agreed upon before that they simply ignored it ... as with the european report on piracy which got published and buried before anyone read it. One mep (an actual representative mind you) had to use freedom of information to get it out, after which it got buried again since the numbers clearly didnt favour the witchhunt on downloadmom and the extraditions of uploadson to copyright guantanamo ...
i lost my right to vote here about 13 years ago, while i always went before that (you actually HAVE to here, if you dont you can get a fine but some people simply just dont go lol) afterwards i never asked it back, i wouldnt know who to vote for in this little dirthole, maybe on european scale but not here

so anyway :p

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