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> The weihmaher republik was a pretty good democracy back in the day. No it wasn't. It had armed gangs, both right and left-wing, fighting in the streets, comp
by golergka 2y ago
> The weihmaher republik was a pretty good democracy back in the day.
No it wasn't. It had armed gangs, both right and left-wing, fighting in the streets, completely failed monetary policy and sky-high level of corruption. The republic just started to kind of getting back to normal for a few years at the end of 1920s, and then was wrecked with Great Depression.
- lenerdenator 2y ago> It had armed gangs, both right and left-wing, fighting in the streets See: 2020 in the US. > completely failed monetary policy See printing off a lot of money to deal with an emergency because the US hasn't had a meaningful conversation about revenue since 1993 when George HW Bush went back on "read my lips" > sky-high level of corruption You have people on this court accepting vacations and gifts from people who are wishing to push a certain political viewpoint on the court. They just ruled this was okay, too, by neutering a federal anti-bribery statute. Money is considered protected political speech. There are a lot of parallels between Weimar Germany and the current state of the USA. More than anyone should feel comfortable with.
- ffgjgf1 2y agoTo be fair there is still a very long way to go if you look at the actual details. > There are a lot of parallels between Weimar Germany and the current state of the USA It might be dysfunctional but largely in very different ways (unless you view it extremely superficially).
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- ffgjgf1 2y ago> It had armed gangs, both right and left-wing, fighting in the streets And even moderate ones. > completely failed monetary policy IIRC during the period between 1923 and the Great Depression (i.e. majority of its existence) it was relatively stable.