Talk:Soft tyranny

soft despotism
should'nt it be merged with soft despotism? --Dert45 (talk) 12:43, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Nope it shouldn't be merged, it would become obvious to you if you have read the Tocqueville's masterpiece. The Soft Despotism refers almost exactly to the 'welfare state'. It happens almost as if the society wishes it to happen, and then the society becomes weaker and weaker as influenced by it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.145.135.101 (talk) 00:30, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 06:27, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I agree. I was actually looking for it in the pages specified in the original citation. What this probably means is that the content attributed to this source describes "tyranny" and not "soft tyranny." I have replaced some contents in the lead based on the sources I was able to find that specifically refer to the subject. The omitted content follows:


 * "In effect, soft tyranny occurs whenever the social conditions of a particular community hinder any prospect of hope among its members.[1] For Tocqueville, hope is the driving force behind all democratic institutions.[1] As such, whenever this all-encompassing hope is taken away from the people, liberal democracy fails."


 * I am also uncertain about the content in the Inciting Rebellions section, given that soft tyranny is considered a modern construct. I did not make any change there. This, however, needs improvement. Darwin Naz (talk) 02:01, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

POV
The arguement that soft despotism is "arguably throughout western democracies since the economic collapse of 2008" is POV and should be referenced or removed. I'd aim for the latter. Klbrain (talk) 00:07, 21 November 2016 (UTC)