I don't really understand this 'I vote for them and they're accountable to me, but I'm not responsible - regardless of whether the ones I voted for got in or no

I don't really understand this 'I vote for them and they're accountable to me, but I'm not responsible - regardless of whether the ones I voted for got in or not' narrative. Your government does something bad, then you should push back against it, or you are to an extent complicit and you should understand if other countries don't trade with you as a result. We don't owe our geopolitical enemies trade. Nobody owes anyone trade.