Because these countries are too big for democracy to work properly. I live on the western side of Canada, right, and we are governed by the East. They have a bigger population over there, and they tend to have the loudest voices. If you've ever been to Canada, its quite easy to see that the eastern side and western side can look like two different countries. The people here are different, we have different views and ideas, but because we are the minority (for lack of a better word) there's not much we can do. I've heard the phrase "if you don't vote, you don't have the right to complain" but I think that's bullshit. My vote doesn't matter, what I think won't change anything in any meaningful way. Until we break apart from this large scale democracy hoard, there will be those who remain unheard. So I don't vote. I don't care.. But I also don't complain because it's a waste of time.