The fact that there's a vote at some point of the system doesn't make it democratic. Most authoritarian regimes require some people to vote, but they're not dem

The fact that there's a vote at some point of the system doesn't make it democratic. Most authoritarian regimes require some people to vote, but they're not democratic. Moreover, even at the universal suffrage, “democracy” doesn't mean electing a dictator with no popular oversight every x years. In the case of the European commission: - No EU citizen gave them the explicit mandate to enforce chat control - If the initiative is repelled, and they continue to force freedom-reducing initiatives, they'll face 0 consequences. - At most, the parliament can do is strike down a law. There is of course a very unbalanced distribution of power – the elected people have no initiative. - The EC is corrupt: many commissioners cash fat checks from the private sector after their term, with 0 consequences.[0],[1] - Lobbyism is everywhere. Corporations with unlimited money bribe officials, harass them, and push their agenda. Anyone close to the EU will tell you that it's much worse than you think. “Democracy” is not the power of the corporations, and citizens, maybe, if we have time for it and if it doesn't eat into our profits. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/15/european-commission-rebuked-jose-manuel-barroso-ex-chiefs-goldman-sachs-job https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/15/european-commi... [1] https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/former-eu-digital-chief-neelie-kroes-secretly-helped-uber-lobby-dutch-pm-leak-suggests https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/former-eu-digit...