Left or Right?

As much as I think democracy is a good system of government, the people are more often than not stupid and easily swayed, far too many times in the wrong direction. Having direct democracy is a recipe for a tyranny where the rights of the few are stepped on by the many. A representative democracy means those duly elected to represent the overall population can (a) more carefully consider the implications of their decisions and (b) more effectively represent the rights of minorities whose voices might otherwise be drowned under a direct democracy.