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> - Weimar Republic -> Nazi Germany. Let's not forget in 1933 when Hitler was appointed Chancellor, the Nazis held the most seats through elections; Let's not
by southerntofu 5y ago
> - Weimar Republic -> Nazi Germany. Let's not forget in 1933 when Hitler was appointed Chancellor, the Nazis held the most seats through elections;
Let's not forget also that Hitler did not rise to chancellor by democratic process but by state of emergency measures, and that all the seats he grabbed was thanks to his friends from big industry campaigning for him because he promised to rid them of unions. See also the documentary Fascism Inc on the relations between historical fascism/nazism and corporate power.
- jmyeet 5y ago> ... all the seats he grabbed was thanks to his friends from big industry Sounds a lot like modern US politics, doesn't it (eg [1] [2] [3])? [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/26/koch-brothers-americans-for-prosperity-rightwing-political-group https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/26/koch-brother... [2]: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/inside-the-koch-backed-effort-to-block-the-largest-election-reform-bill-in-half-a-century https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/inside-the-koch-bac... [3]: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/climate/koch-brothers-public-transit.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/climate/koch-brothers-pub...
- southerntofu 5y agoI'm certainly not arguing otherwise. Some would argue that fascism (as Mussolini explained, the merging of Corporate and State power) is the logical continuation/byproduct of "social democracy" when the oligarchy feels threatened by popular movements.