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How do you explain the rise of Hitler with this theory? The Weimar government was a semi-presidential system with multiple parties that required coalitions for
by nerdix 2y ago
How do you explain the rise of Hitler with this theory?
The Weimar government was a semi-presidential system with multiple parties that required coalitions for the legislature to function.
The Nazi party won a plurality but never a majority of the vote in any election during the Weimar years. They formed a coalition with the right wing German National People's Party through which Hitler was able to rise to the position of Chancellor.
Of course, we know that the Nazis quickly seized power shortly after that and banned all political parties including, including the German National People's Party, were banned with a few months.
The German National People's Party was a radical anti-democratic party as well. Between the two parties, they received around 44% of the vote in 1932. If that many people in your country either openly or tacitly support the dissolution of democracy then your republic's days are numbered. The particular flavor of democracy that your government uses doesn't matter.
That's the situation the US is currently facing.
- OutOfHere 2y agoIn theory, the coalition government could have not passed the Reichstag Fire Decree (followed by the Enabling Act), but they did get swayed and pass it. If such a mistake gets repeated, then yes, a coalition won't help. As such, a coalition is not foolproof. Fortunately, to my knowledge, the US Constitution doesn't have a critical weakness like Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution which granted unusual emergency powers to the President. In summary, it comes down to how many loopholes you can identify and patch before they get exploited. A proof solver might help.