In these cooperatives, people were living "direct democracy in its purest form", says historian Hans Stadler.

Source: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland--the-land-of-cooperatives/48325444?utm_campaign=swi-rss&utm_source=multiple&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=o

It’s an argument that flips the original inspiration for direct democracy on its head.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-08/oil-referendum-setbacks-california

They had operated on the basis of direct democracy and involved ordinary citizens.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/04/08/greg-guma-divide-and-conquer-taking-power-and-ending-empires/