> In 30 years Germany went from 19th century democracy, to socialism, to nazism You have a few misconceptions there. 19th century Germany wasn't a democracy, i

> In 30 years Germany went from 19th century democracy, to socialism, to nazism You have a few misconceptions there. 19th century Germany wasn't a democracy, it was a constitutional monarchy with a very strong monarch. It was never socialist, it was social democrat (SPD). The actual socialist and communist uprisings were defeated, by the SPD collaborating with everyone, including the far-right Freikorps.