Imperfection is not the same thing as complete impotence. Western democracies could be substantially better than they are, but they are still leagues beyond any other functioning system of government on the planet that i&#x27;m aware of.<p>Again, that&#x27;s not to say that it can&#x27;t be much much better than it is, but you do have <i>some</i> power, and the people who wield the true power are beholden to you to <i>some</i> extent, which as a general rule, is not the case in most of the world.