People can vote, but the are lots of things out of control. In my country people can do squat about the government actions for example against organized crime,

People can vote, but the are lots of things out of control. In my country people can do squat about the government actions for example against organized crime, as much as all common US citizen could not decide whether invade Iraq or not after 9/11. Many actions by governments lie outside of any control by the people, which I concur very often a good thing, but when things end up really bad and the government becomes an alien entity with its own agenda, then calling it democracy doesn't help much.