I think the point of the article is the elitist attitude and rule by "we know best" is what brexiters hated about the EU. It's now ironic that elitists are call

I think the point of the article is the elitist attitude and rule by "we know best" is what brexiters hated about the EU. It's now ironic that elitists are calling to invalidate the vote. I think the question of direct vs. representative doesn't factor. It's the elitist attitude that prevails regardless of style of democracy.