Democracy's Road to Tyranny

Democracy's Road to Tyranny

Author: Mises Institute May 27, 2026 Duration: 18:34
The popular pastime of modern democracies of punishing the diligent and thrifty, while rewarding the lazy, improvident, and unthrifty, is cultivated via the State, fulfilling a demo-egalitarian program based on a demo-totalitarian ideology.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/democracys-road-tyranny

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Duration: 8:24
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Duration: 16:48
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