Left or Right?

I disagree. Humanity's biggest enemy is itself. In any system, people will turn on each other. Even in anarchism. It is a tendency to be greedy. That's why we need order. Better than a chaotic rule by the many. Besides, direct democracy is messy. Even with the technological advancements, direct democracy remains a distant, utopian dream. A representative democracy is cleaner and more organized.

However, I do agree that the people must be educated. That is why, on a representative democracy, the people must pressure the government. For example, they must pressure the government on education spending, if they want to. And, if the government is too corrupt and lost in the darkness that everything else fails to keep them in check, I believe a revolution is in order. After all, an unchangeable system must be changed...radically, if necessary. Of course, it is the will of the people. And the people must rule, without the mess of a direct democracy.

If you mean Rousseau's theory about dividing into small nations and/or city-states for direct democracy (which I don't think you're referring to but still, I would like to address this idea), that would be catastrophic. Not only people would be more divided than ever before, the economy wouldn't work. We would be reduced to a small place, instead of the efficient, national economy. Too much division impedes progress. Unity creates strength. And, besides, I repeat, technology is still not advanced for a direct democracy. It remains a distant, utopian dream. If implemented, it could never be practical in today's society. Maybe somewhere in the future.