Does Democracy inevitably lead to Socialism? (VIDEO)
Austin Petersen
Democracy leads to socialism.” -Karl Marx
“Socialism is slavery.” -Lord Acton
Russia Today host Thom Hartmann invited Libertarian Republic Editor Austin Petersen to debate the merits of San Francisco’s city council voting to push chain store retailers out of the area. Hartmann questioned whether it was valid for citizens to vote if they don’t want certain businesses in their area. TLR editor Petersen countered that it would not because citizens already have the power to vote with their dollars. People can choose to either frequent a business or not, and they can even stage a boycott if they choose. However, using government force just to stop people from engaging in commerce is not something that should be subject to a vote. Democracy is a tyranny of the majority. In other words…
