Lippmann framed totalitarianism as absence of private property rather than lack of democracy

Evidence

Lippmann anticipated not only some principles, but also elements, of Friedrich Hayek’s long-term strategy: Only steadfast, patient, and rigorous scientific work, as well as a revision of liberal theory, was regarded as a promising strategy to defeat “totalitarianism.” Significantly, Lippmann’s work discussed totalitarianism primarily with regard to the absence of private property, rather than the more commonplace reference to a lack of democracy or countervailing political power. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 108

Categorization

• XREF: Foreshadows Hayek’s Road to Serfdom argument that collectivist planning necessarily destroys freedom; connects to the ‘property precedes democracy’ logic revisited in later chapters. — connects to: Hobbes protected private interests while totalitarianism proclaims privacy does not exist — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2215
• DEEPTHINKING: The equation of totalitarianism with lack of private property rather than with fascist or communist politics is a dense claim that recasts the whole enemy-logy of the neoliberal project.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 108

Broader Connections

• Hobbes protected private interests while totalitarianism proclaims privacy does not exist #corroborates (0.78) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2215