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The 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
by stickfigure 9y ago
The 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%)