Umm, this is a republic, not a democracy. If the people were in charge, that would be one thing. But instead we have elected "representatives" that we choose from a small pool of rich bureaucrats who do all the thinking for us and tell us what to do. Choosing your masters is not the same as being in control of society. If the people were really in control of social affairs, there would be no need for government, since the people could just do whatever it is they decide needs to be done. All governments are anti-democratic by definition. A government of the people, by the people and for the people is an oxymoron. Governments are external entities to the people consisting of authoritarian hierarchies whose purpose is to make rules saying what the people are and are not allowed to do.

It is no surprise, then, that our elected representatives do not act in our interests once they get into office; they are free from any obligation to fulfill their campaign promises, and are free to act in the interests of corporations and the state without giving two shits what the people want to see done. When you give a small sector of society the power to dictate the rules by which society is run, you can't seriously expect them to invent rules solely in the interests of the powerless masses of people who are obliged to follow them.