If democracy worked as advertised, and governments really represented "the people," it would be accurate to say you are responsible for what the government does in your name. Thank goodness the civics lessons were lies, and government is just a band of thieving usurpers.

I flagged @somesteamer's comment because that account appears to be a spambot based on how it is repeating the same empty comment every few seconds. You may want to reconsider your upvote.