The problem with democracy is that the people of a country lose the right to consider themselves independent of government policies. If a government does or says awful things then the people of the democracy have to bear responsibility.
Citizens of totalitarian regimes can't really be held responsible for what their governments do. I don't consider the Chinese people as a whole responsible for the repression of Uyghurs or Ai Weiwei. I don't hold the Saudi people responsible for the domestic repression of religious minorities or for their government's support for the coup in Egypt.
Australians have elected governments that lock up asylum seekers in private prisons in Australia and in our poor neighbors. The conditions are awful, there is endemic violence (including sexual violence) against the asylum seekers. It's an embarrassment, but more than that it's a national shame - a stain on our character as a people.
Israelis just reelected Likud and Benjamin Netanyahu, right after he declared his opposition to ending the occupation and expressed deeply racist concerns about the idea that non-Jewish Israeli citizens actually voting in the election. Not all Israelis voted for him, but as a democracy, Israel as a whole carries the responsibility for his words and actions.
By being the citizen of a democracy we are taking on responsibility for the actions of our government, whether we are in the majority or not. We have the responsibility to speak up and advocate for what is just and right and true. But we can't escape our shared responsibility for our nations' crimes and mistakes.