Representatives democracy also only works if representatives take it seriously too. Much (if not most) elected ones serves their personal agenda before the voters interests, let alone those of who can’t/don’t vote.

There’s also no universal _Truth_ that someone can grab entirely and as you noted information is essential but humans can’t be omniscient and you always miss something.

- "If others players cheat, I would loose by following the rules"

- "all i know is I know nothing".

Those two reasons explain why abstention or white/protest/defence votes can be fact based with a logical reasoning IMO.