Unfortunately unless you have either money or the ability to use violence with impunity they are not going to care.
Not that I would advocate using violence, since it is likely to get you (or me) in trouble.
Not that I would advocate using violence, since it is likely to get you (or me) in trouble.
Think of it this way: "they" want you to be cynical about the usefulness of democratic action. A necessary precondition for oligarchic takeover of democracy is that the people decide not to make use of the tools they have available to retain control.
A formally democratic society where nobody but the rich bothers to advocate for their own needs is the ideal form of oppression.
We're cynical about the usefulness of democratic action specifically because there have been numerous elections without any major changes to our country's current death spiral.
The poor and middle classes constantly advocate for their own needs (jobs, money, healthcare) but are consistently beaten by the rich's purchased politicians.