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Germany was not really a democracy in 1917. It was nominally a constitutional monarchy under the Kaiser, with a very limited parliamentary system elected by mal
by danjac 6y ago
Germany was not really a democracy in 1917. It was nominally a constitutional monarchy under the Kaiser, with a very limited parliamentary system elected by male sufferage that could pass budgets but little else. By the end of the war - before the Kaiser abdicated - it was pretty much a defacto military dictatorship run by the General Staff.
- shusson 6y agoYes my mistake, corrected.
- koheripbal 6y agoAn elected parliament that controls the budget is actually a very core part of democracy. Power flows from budgets.
- heavenlyblue 6y agoWell, yesterday you’ve controlled the budged, and today you were killed by our special police.