Yes, direct democracy is very dangerous and unstable. People will almost always just vote themselves money or overreact to current issues. If you have a representative democracy, then the elected officials can work together to make the best decision for the country as a whole.
Republics are bretter than democracies because we need elites to protect us from ourselves?
Yes, direct democracy is very dangerous and unstable. People will almost always just vote themselves money or overreact to current issues. If you have a representative democracy, then the elected officials can work together to make the best decision for the country as a whole.
If people can’t be trusted to make decisions themselves, why would they be able to chose representatives who are trustworthy?