Switzerland does not have direct democracy; it is simply close to it
It is very close to it.
In fact the only differences between it and the theoretic ideal, are in the practical implementation of a direct democracy. All real world direct democracies would look very much like Switzerland.
Switzerland is also a country with 7 million people, not 350.
And 7 million is still far beyond the monkey sphere. Zurich is bigger than most towns in the US, except for the mega cities like New York and L.A and a few others.
Most of the US is made up less densely populated areas than Switzerland. That is why the US so much more conservative than Europe, because due to its geographic size, it is also much more rural. Europe packs something like twice the population in a similar area. And the expression "All politics is local." originates in the US - I think. So the US and its states could be structured like the Swiss federation and its cantons.
The bottom line is that real direct democracy on a very large scale (literally millions of people) exists and works like a Swiss watch.
That's one extreme I wish the world would follow.
But sadly, despite your fears, the world is going towards the opposite extreme - Singapore.
Similar to Switzerland in its wealth and prosperity, Singapore is not at all a democracy. And that's the government model the world seems to want to follow.
That's where China is going and that's what the US and Europe are very slowly sliding towards.
It is very close to it.
In fact the only differences between it and the theoretic ideal, are in the practical implementation of a direct democracy. All real world direct democracies would look very much like Switzerland.
Switzerland is also a country with 7 million people, not 350.
And 7 million is still far beyond the monkey sphere. Zurich is bigger than most towns in the US, except for the mega cities like New York and L.A and a few others.
Most of the US is made up less densely populated areas than Switzerland. That is why the US so much more conservative than Europe, because due to its geographic size, it is also much more rural. Europe packs something like twice the population in a similar area. And the expression "All politics is local." originates in the US - I think. So the US and its states could be structured like the Swiss federation and its cantons.
The bottom line is that real direct democracy on a very large scale (literally millions of people) exists and works like a Swiss watch.
That's one extreme I wish the world would follow.
But sadly, despite your fears, the world is going towards the opposite extreme - Singapore.
Similar to Switzerland in its wealth and prosperity, Singapore is not at all a democracy. And that's the government model the world seems to want to follow.
That's where China is going and that's what the US and Europe are very slowly sliding towards.