The fundamental problem, I suppose, is that a lot of people don't think for themselves. If everyone was responsible and questioned everything they were told, no matter the source, rather than just accepting 'facts' blindly, then democracy would work a lot better. There is always so much talk about voting being a right, about universal suffrage being a right, but there is very little talk about how it is also a responsibility. If you live in a democracy, and especially if that democracy has been hard fought for, then it is your responsibility to reach your own personal conclusions rather than just blindly accepting whatever crap you're told, whether from the left or the right.