Yes, that’s what real democracy can look like when the people don’t get involved. The good news is that we still have a real democracy and the people can choose to become involved at any time to right the ship.

But do they want to? The answer is almost certainly no. That requires work and people don’t like work. We like being able to sit back and do nothing. We also like that, because we did nothing, “it’s not our fault” when we don’t like the outcome.