People tend to approve of direct democracies up until the point that they vote for something they don't like (in European settings, this will nowadays most like

People tend to approve of direct democracies up until the point that they vote for something they don't like (in European settings, this will nowadays most likely be some anti-immigration measure like the Swiss minaret ban). Then all the talking points about dangerous populism and how politics is better left to professionals who can dedicate time to understanding what is actually good policy and are not swayed by base emotions re-emerge.