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>if, as with the Nazis after the failure of the Beer Hall Putsch, the folks who supported this insurrection will focus on trying to use the democratic process t
by throwaway0a5e 6y ago
>if, as with the Nazis after the failure of the Beer Hall Putsch, the folks who supported this insurrection will focus on trying to use the democratic process to abolish the democratic process.
I think the Reichstag (sp?) fire is the better comparison there. The Nazis didn't really do much to get rid of democratic institutions and civil liberties until after they were in power (and the fire was their excuse to do so).
- watwut 6y agoWhy is Reichstag better comparison? It was not started by Nazi although they used the fire for their advantage. > The Nazis didn't really do much to get rid of democratic institutions and civil liberties until after they were in power. I think that is what "focus on trying to use the democratic process to abolish the democratic process" is meant to mean. Although Nazi did engage in quite a lot of elections related violence and suppression before they were in power. Intimidating or attacking people who came to vote, trying to discourage unfavorable demographic by harassment on streets near voting places, spreading rumors about marked ballots and subsequent retaliation of you vote wrong.
- BlueTemplar 6y agoI've seen the Reichstag fire consequences as being used by Trumpists as a comparison to what happened with Twitter/Parler...