In my country democracy is a government of the people by the people and for the people. It's a system where even non governmental bodies are also allowed to voice out their opinions on matters arising in the country.
Yeah.. this was the exact definition and similar explanation of democracy that was given in my social studies junior secondary education.. A system of government where the majority is supposed to always win a vote.
The definition makes sense and so simple that everyone can say it off hand!!
But very far from the reality, democracy
(in some nations that claims to practice it) remains a fantasy in many underdevelop and developing nations (painfully in nations that are not tied of being developing nation).
In this places (underdevelop, developing and not tied to
bebeing developing nations) democracy is just a demo crazy, far from what democracy is supposed to be.. However I think time will help, but I believe the majority of the people in those places has so much role to play ranging from electoral reliability to many others since it is democracy after all.
As for countries like US where the event pointed by OP is taking place and other nations that has developed to that free will,
I say kudos!!