Humanity has been living in absolute monarchies for like 2000+ years, and they were angry about their life, but most of the times, people don’t rise up against their monarchs.

Ever wondered why?

Now sprinkle a bit of “freedom”, just enough to keep people content, so now the choice is:

Revolt and probably die

Or

“Wait until the next election” (if there even is a next election, most people just hope that there is)

And don’t say “go protest”, think about it: you stop showing up to work and go to a protest, you lose your job, and since most people rent, so they eventually get evicted, now you are on the street, dealing with extreme cold / extreme heat (depending on the season), you are hungry, fascist cops harass you for being homeless. Yea, its easy to romanticize revolution, but just put yourself in the shoes of the average person.

As corrupt as the elections can be, they are the only way to try to change things, that doesn’t involve getting yourself killed (or jailed and tortured).

(If the government actually cancels elections or declares martial law, then maybe we can get a revolution)