In this case this would be true.
You people really thought you were living in a democracy?
Newsflash:
Corporations are ruling the entire western world. Nothing you can do against that. The only way to influence politics is with the right amount of money.
Voting or not doesn't matter. You are living in a meritocracy and the only merits that matter are money and media attention.
The Fox is mightier than the people.
Learn to live with it.
"The first thing Fascists usually try to do is silencing the opposition."