The voice you have in a representative democracy is the right to vote for a candidate that acts as a proxy for your personal opinions, combined with the right t

The voice you have in a representative democracy is the right to vote for a candidate that acts as a proxy for your personal opinions, combined with the right to start a political campaign/party if none align with you. The foundation for this is fair elections and lack of censorship. Personally I do feel like I'm having my voice heard when I cast a vote at the ballot box. I'm not going to entertain your tangential whataboutisms. There are a lot of problems in the world today, we can agree on that.