Examples Of Soft Despotism

One of the most important readings that we just discussed in class was looking at “soft tyranny”. As Tocqueville points out, Democracies tend to overlook it. That the major of people tend to ignore it. As it often goes unnoticed throughout our daily lives. De Tocqueville mentions that soft despotism goes un-notice, primarily because people rather look for hard despotism (despotisms). The kind of despotism that dictators and authoritarian governments tend to enact. Laws that are not healthy for the societal welfare. That soft despotism Is more acceptable in a Democratic Society. As it's sold as a helping hand type of despotism. This type of despotism in fact takes power away from the people. It's essentially boils down to people giving away their power of self-governance and handing it back to the state. In order to not be burdened by certain aspects of life. What …show more content…
If anything based on Tocqueville doctrine regarding America and freedom, universities and most would look to expand and explore those types of horizons. Instead, they have been increasingly claiming in the name of Ethics to suppress student speech. As some universities have banned some of its students from inviting any kind of potential speakers that are supposed to come to the university and give a lecture on a subject or issue that is deemed controversial. For example, during the Free Speech debate, one of the most interesting topics talked to brought up was the UC Berkeley riots that occurred in 2017. When someone such as Milo Yiannopoulos came to the Berkeley campus. In which people deemed his ideas to be too controversial wanted him off the campus. The university in turn, ended the event. As it deemed it as a safety precaution to disinvite him from the University. Even though the university is a public university and is expected to adhere to state and federal laws regarding the implementation of the first