Why should there even be a vote? Why does anyone have the right to vote to negatively effect my life, or anything to do with me for that matter? What you are missing is that in both a democracy, and a dictatorship, there is still a small group of people who have control over the rest of us. Sovereignty has been taken from the individual and given to the ruling class. In reality a democracy is the same as a dictatorship; the "democratic government" chooses what you can vote for, and only gives you two option, you don't have a choice to not be involved; hence you are still enslaved.