The reason the idea requiring direct democracy is that it involves two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. Make that one wolf and 99 pissed-off she

The reason the idea requiring direct democracy is that it involves two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. Make that one wolf and 99 pissed-off sheep. The thing is, it's not up to us to decide if it's a good idea: it's up to the people who would benefit -- which is the vast majority. You can have concentrated wealth or you can have democratic principles, but you can't long maintain both.