When 'Government'
– in its present form: 'Representative / Indirect Democracy' –
is used / weaponized to
disenfranchise the citizenry – depriving the citizenry of their rights
e.g. do not allow the citizenry

• security
  
• justice
  
• their livelihoods
  
• the freedom to decide for themselves
  
• the right to question the decisions of "their representatives"
  

 
i.e. when Indirect Democracy is used to usurp the citizenry
then, to restore and ensure real Self-Determination
– to return to the citizenry their rights and
– to safeguard against usurpation - present and future,
Direct Democracy is the proper, logical answer
AND NOT
- non-compliance / become ungovernable
- appeal / protest for their rights
- changing politicians
- sidetrack/fringe self & others with rabbithole truths / solutions

whilst leaving the means of usurpation intact
and remain firmly in the hands of the usurpers
through the corporate, top-down, hierarchical, pyramidian paradigm.

 

The citizenry of Cherán resorted to this answer in 2011.
A 2018 video of their story here (21-min) (watch at 2x speed)
 

Here's an idea how to transition from Indirect Democracy to Direct Democracy

 

See also: Direct Systems > Indirect Systems i.e. usurpation-free
 

So rather than Corporatocracy
- the Few decide / set the rule for the Many
let's have Co-opecracy
- the Many decide cooperatively
- everyone contributing directly to the overall decision
- through Accretive Dialogue at the Community Public Wall