Exactly, Government by the people, for the people, has perished from the earth ...
Perhaps, because democracy requires participation and education, but social media and mass media make it a personality cult or party alliegence decision.
I am afraid that our governments are firmly within the grip of special interests, which finance their re-election campaigns, so the focus is on sound bites and viral clips, not governance and solving problems.
We need a strong populous candidtae in countries around the world, running to restore the focus on the governed.