The US is not, Australia is not… no nation is governed “by the people”.
Anybody hearing this who isn’t nodding in recognition? You are what fully indoctrinated by ideology looks like.
…nations are not governed by the people in meaningful, real, practical terms.
If we were …then it wouldn’t be overwhelmingly large corporate interests holding captive the ears of government officials and policy makers… would it?
And all would be cared for… wouldn’t we?