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Podcast: PRay TeLL, Dr. Hash
Episode: 1472 Republic vs. Democracy
Description: Democracy is mob rule, usually resulting in tyranny via propaganda. It’s a form of socialism that pretends that the will of the majority is in the best interests of everyone. In comparison, a republic’s goal is that the locus of decision-making first starts with the individual then the community then the county then the state, and final oversight by the federal government; making choices that sacrifice individual liberty for the group’s needs considered at each step. Even though democracy often plays a part, it is constrained by liberty, as formally defined in the U.S. Constitution and also p...