# Democracy's Road to Tyranny

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Podcast: [Audio Mises Wire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/audio-mises-wire-1133748)
Published: 2026-05-27T12:31:12+00:00
Episode link: https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/democracys-road-tyranny
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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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