This is correct. But your explanation is a little simplified. The people don't "give" power. In many cases, government takes it. The parliaments give the power to government -- but they are not the people. They are elected people and belong partly to the established system.
The problem that you describe can be better called: The people don't resist enough, that the system is taking the power and changing the rules so freedom is vanishing.
I see it in my country: Before election day it was clearly visible that the government is selling our freedom for good contacts to the US and they turned a blind eye to anything the US did. It was totally visible to all. But they where reelected even with a surplus. So most people just did not care enough. Some extra money or personal benefits where more important than democracy or freedom.
I am sure, that this notion in the western countries will retaliate heavily on us. I really fear, that now all the nightmares of Orwell and others could come true and humanity will sink into hell of its own devise.
The problem that you describe can be better called: The people don't resist enough, that the system is taking the power and changing the rules so freedom is vanishing.
I see it in my country: Before election day it was clearly visible that the government is selling our freedom for good contacts to the US and they turned a blind eye to anything the US did. It was totally visible to all. But they where reelected even with a surplus. So most people just did not care enough. Some extra money or personal benefits where more important than democracy or freedom.
I am sure, that this notion in the western countries will retaliate heavily on us. I really fear, that now all the nightmares of Orwell and others could come true and humanity will sink into hell of its own devise.