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CMV: If a leader is democratically elected, the people are absolutely to blame for the bad things he or she does either domestically or abroad

People always talk about how people are different from politicians, and you are not supposed to judge a person based on what their politicians do. However I would argue that this is simply a tactic used to avoid responsibility. I do not want to point fingers at specific countries in my actual post, even though I will probably do so in the comments anyway, so my apologies if the names of these fake countries sound cheesy to you, but anyway, here we go anyway. Imagine the following hypothetical scenario:

The people of Awesomeland elect President X, who wins by a landslide. Then, President X makes some very unpopular choices domestically, and many people say:

“It is what it is, it’s not up to us.” 

Yes it is, you specifically gave him power.

But OK, to make up for his shitty domestic choices, President X now invades Evilstan. A lot of Evilstanjans are killed by airstrikes and Awesomeland soldiers. Their economy is crippled by sanctions.

Yet the people of Awesomeland will argue, that the average Awesomelandian should not be blamed, because they’re just people. 

In reality, no. Every single Awesomelandian who voted for President X now has blood on his hands.

Again, not directly naming any countries, so as to not get shit in the comments.
gpt
This really depends on the electoral system. In the USA, the Electoral College determines who is President. Most states allocate their electoral votes to the candidate that wins the plurality of the votes in the state. That means if you vote for candidate X and the plurality of your state voted for candidate Y, then all the voting power of your state goes to candidate Y despite your vote. Even if candidate X wins overall, your vote did nothing to put them there because all of the electoral votes from your state went to candidate Y.