Muh Democracy

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"The policies of the democratic totalitarians are consistent with each other, and consistent with what they mean by 'democracy'. And they are consistent also in being uniformly directed against the foundations of freedom. Not unity but difference, not the modern state but whatever is able to maintain itself against the state, not leaders but unyielding opponents of leaders, not conformity with official opinion but persisting cirticism, are the defenses of freedom." -- James Burnham, The Machiavellians

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THREAD: Why Democracy Leads to Tyranny

Why Democracy Leads to Tyranny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrl8YorTa1U
{Academy of Ideas | 30 March 2024}

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"The policies of the democratic totalitarians are consistent with each other, and consistent with what they mean by 'democracy'. And they are consistent also in being uniformly directed against the foundations of freedom. Not unity but difference, not the modern state but whatever is able to maintain itself against the state, not leaders but unyielding opponents of leaders, not conformity with official opinion but persisting cirticism, are the defenses of freedom." -- James Burnham, The Machiavellians

How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies
The Tom Woods Show: Episode 2494
https://odysee.com/@TomWoodsTV:e/how...me-tyrannies:8
{TomWoodsTV | 23 May 2024}

Auron McIntyre has written a book that will stand the test of time, tracing the process by which "liberal democracies" degenerate into tyrannies.

Book Discussed: The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies

Guest's Twitter: @AuronMacintyre

Guest's Podcast: The Auron MacIntyre Show

Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2494

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The American Caesar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Se-6PrTJpU
{Sargon of Akkad | 23 May 2024}

For want of yielding a little, they lost it all.

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How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies
The Tom Woods Show: Episode 2494
https://odysee.com/@TomWoodsTV:e/how...me-tyrannies:8
{TomWoodsTV | 23 May 2024}

Auron McIntyre has written a book that will stand the test of time, tracing the process by which "liberal democracies" degenerate into tyrannies.

Book Discussed: The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies

Guest's Twitter: @AuronMacintyre

Guest's Podcast: The Auron MacIntyre Show

Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2494

Will Our Deranged Regime Eventually Collapse? | TWS #2498
The Tom Woods Show: Episode 2498
https://odysee.com/@TomWoodsTV:e/wil...e-eventually:9
{TomWoodsTV |31 May 2024}

Auron MacIntyre returns to talk further about his book The Total State, including likely outcomes and whether there's reason, in the long run, to be white-pilled.

Book Discussed: The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies

Guest's Twitter: @AuronMacintyre

Guest's Podcast: The Auron MacIntyre Show

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Aug 23, 12:00 pm

https://rumble.com/embed/v59r49x/?pub=4

Are “we” really the government, as the champions of democracy like to say? If your business was unnecessarily locked down, and closed as a result, did you do that to yourself? When government officials repeatedly lie to you, are you simply lying to yourself? The “land of the free” has the largest and most indebted government in all of human history! Did “we" really do this to ourselves, while calling it “freedom?” Or was it rather done to us, under the guise of “freedom and democracy?"


http://www.ronpaullibertyreport.com/

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@TheTexan will appreciate this one.

The Only Type of Democracy that Actually Works
https://odysee.com/@mises:1/the-only...hat-actually:9
{Mises Media | 21 August 2024}

Ryan McMaken takes a look at Ludwig von Mises's definition of "democracy" and how democracy only works when mixed with an unlimited right to secession.

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@TheTexan will appreciate this one.

The Only Type of Democracy that Actually Works
https://odysee.com/@mises:1/the-only...hat-actually:9
{Mises Media | 21 August 2024}

Ryan McMaken takes a look at Ludwig von Mises's definition of "democracy" and how democracy only works when mixed with an unlimited right to secession.

Clearly Mises has been reading my posts. Interesting bit at end about how secession is basically responsible for the historical success of europe

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h/t @acptulsa: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...=1#post7252505

https://x.com/robreiner/status/1700185819330523212
& https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1700240171986518285