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When this is the outcome, I am definitely against democracy. The Nazis were elected into power through democratic processes, does that make anything they did so
by jfaucett 9y ago
When this is the outcome, I am definitely against democracy. The Nazis were elected into power through democratic processes, does that make anything they did somehow ligitimate? Do the venezuelan people deserve to die of starvation and lack of basic medical necesities b/c they elected a criminal into power (assuming your stats are true)?
- stickfigure 9y agoThe Nazis were elected into power through democratic processes This is not true. The high-water mark for the Nazis was 43.9% in the 1933 election, far short of a majority. Hitler was appointed chancellor in a shady backroom deal and shortly afterwards banned all other political parties.
- jfaucett 9y agoIt seems you're assuming democratic systems/processes are only two party and rule by majority i.e. votes of > 50% means power. Thats not what I said, but if thats your definition then though a valid point, it still doesn't apply to the nazi situation. Most social democratic systems in Europe now and then dont work this way. You can easily become a controlling party by getting 20-30% of the vote even today in Germany for instance. At the time it was much worse, you could become a represented political party with a very low % of votes (under 5%)