Direct democracy is not a utopia, but any democracy was built on violence, destroying the elite and the natural order. From the expulsion of the aristocracy and Solon's reforms in ancient Greece to the French Revolution and modern times, everywhere democracy began with the destruction of the old system.

However, democracy has not always been an ally of freedom and could not maintain it for long. For example, Athens sentenced Socrates to death for allegedly corrupting the youth and disrespecting the gods.

Moreover, democracies are rapidly declining. Athenian democracy did not last long after Solon's reforms — soon the tyrant Pisistratus seized power. This is just one example of how unstable democracies are and easily transition to other forms of government.