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Yeah, it was pretty bad when the Germans voted a totalitarian party into power. We should prevent that from happening again. Now... how would we go about that?

• amiga386 2y ago
  I'd suggest by tackling the issues affecting the common folk, in earnest. Let them see you have a solution for their problems and it is working. Otherwise, the loud idiots with simple-sounding solutions (that don't work) will gain power. In the case of the Weimar Republic, it was fucked over by the victors of WW1 imposing a crippling financial burden on it. So, don't wreck your enemies so hard, you might create a monster.
  • aniviacat 2y ago
    What if there is no solution? What if some problems just have to be endured for a while? This rethoric always sounds to me like "it's the big parties' fault the people are voting for extremists because the big parties didn't create a perfect world full of rainbows and sunshine". I'm not convinced that the quality of the current government(s) is the reason for extremists gaining popularity.
    • amiga386 2y ago
      Almost all problems faced by governments are social or economic ones, rarely is there "no solution"... just a range of solutions with different trade-offs, and you have to see which ones you can convince the populace to accept before they turf you out of your job. What if the Weimar Republic said "screw it, we're not paying"? It might have prompted military invasion, or further sanctions from the victors, making it a pariah state, but it might also have relieved the misery felt by ordinary citizens, and they might not have been so receptive to the big lies of the future dictator.