[quote]Do you believe socialist policies, if pushed for long enough, will always lead the government towards totalitarianism[/quote] Yes, I believe that they will [i]lead the government towards[/i] totalitarianism. This isn't to be mistaken for believing that they will cause the state [i]to become[/i] totalitarian. Socialist states usually collapse before it gets that bad, or they start liberalizing markets. [quote]If so, what do you think the driving force is behind this move towards tyranny and serfdom?[/quote] Coercion. The more coercion that people are subject to, the less free they are. Pseudo-legitimized coercion is no exception. Socialism, like any state policy, is coercive.