Of course, representative government does sometimes become unresponsive, particularly between elections, but direct democracy is not the solution. The US state of California, which has become increasingly dysfunctional since a 1978 popular referendum capped property taxes, can attest to that.
La plupart des citoyens des deux plus grandes démocraties qui soient sont bien placés pour savoir que le concept de démocratie ne renferme pas de solutions magiques.