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| − | {{DES | des = Especially tyranny of the majority. Libertarians miss a number of obvious points here. Tyranny of a minority is worse. And there are other sources of tyranny than government, which are less accountable, such as social and market tyranny. The basic problem is that tyranny is a subjective viewpoint, and libertarians are just as susceptible to that accusation when somebody does not want to live in a libertarian society. An involuntary property system can easily be viewed as tyrannical. | show=}} | + | {{DES | des = Especially "tyranny of the majority", aka "mob rule". Libertarians miss a number of obvious points here. If there isn't rule by a majority, there is rule by a minority. Tyranny of a minority is worse. Nor is all rule tyranny: tyranny is objectionable rule. And there are other sources of tyranny than government, which are less accountable, such as social and market tyranny. The basic problem is that tyranny is a subjective viewpoint, and libertarians are just as susceptible to that accusation when somebody does not want to live in a libertarian society. An involuntary property system can easily be viewed as tyrannical. See also [[Democracy]].| show=}} |
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