That’s just the top, isn’t it?

Well, obviously. :P

Ah, so it’s a ‘you voted wrong’ safeguard. :|

Only in FPTP systems

Indirect voting? Why would I trust my vote to someone else claiming they will honour my choice.

Edit: also gerrymandering, registering to vote, not having the election on a holiday so everyone has a chance to vote, candidates for presidents being voted for before the vote??

Yes.

What are you on about

This would mean that a country that has changing governments would be a hostile and incompatible society? A country shouldn’t host different political views if you follow that logic.

Most countries aren’t nationalist homogenous etnostates and human society is a result of mixing cultures.

Bowie died in 2016