1) When leftists refer to “Our Democracy”, they mean “Their Democracy”. Of course it isn’t democracy at all, but hegemonic totalitarian control by the Left under the auspices of the Democrat political machine.
2) It is a mistake to think the “the left” refers only to the Democrat party. It includes all the Republicans who carry water for them, whether we call them RINO’s, GOP-e, Deep-Staters, or what have you, and virtually all of the media.
It’s the professional political class. The self-appointed elites. Masters of the Universe.
They are puppet actors doing the bidding of those who really rule.
“The vote” is a ritual designed to support the myth that the government works for the public.
The gpovernment works for the public the same way a rancher works for his cattle.