> You can't really blame the mega-corporations without also blaming the people that voted for kakistocracy
In the context of what democracy ought to mean, you are of course correct.
In the context of who now really operates the levers using historically unprecedented stockpiles of cash, I think the notion of blaming the voter is a quaint allusion to a bygone era (of democracy).
We saw Muslims voting based on their desire to reduce weapons to Israel, that completely didn't understand that giving the right-wing power would mean giving even more weapons to Israel - they voted completely opposite to their interests, because ???? "Maybe he'll listen to us and stop weapons to Israel" ???? - it's completely laughable. I've never seen such a backwards and dysfunctional reaction to 4 years of relatively good government. This wasn't about electing a government, it was about ignoring reality, believing obvious lies, a lot of misogyny, racism, as well as a lot of apathy. The decision wasn't even difficult, the differences between the choices were incredibly stark. Corporations didn't really have much to do with this stuff, people made up their own stupid minds about who was the best choice, and they chose wrong. Soon enough they'll all be wondering why the leopards ate their faces.
In the context of what democracy ought to mean, you are of course correct.
In the context of who now really operates the levers using historically unprecedented stockpiles of cash, I think the notion of blaming the voter is a quaint allusion to a bygone era (of democracy).