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In April 1933, Germany had JUST had an election with multiple parties. In December 1917, Russia had just had such an election. In May 1924, Italy had just had
by maeil 2y ago
In April 1933, Germany had JUST had an election with multiple parties.
In December 1917, Russia had just had such an election.
In May 1924, Italy had just had such an election.
In June 1946, Czechoslovakia had just had such an election.
And almost immediately afterwards, each became a single-party dictatorship.
- rvz 2y agoDid the US just end all future elections from 2024 "immediately afterwards"? Are all senate and house congressmen/women of only just one single party and no other, currently elected into congress right now? Did congress also just cease to exist "immediately afterwards"? Seriously, comparisons like this are really just completely something of delusion and comparing the US in 2025 to Nazi Germany in 1933 is a tired stretch worthy of just dismissing altogether to be honest. Come on.
- res0nat0r 2y agoI think their point is the current GOP is behaving like they're members of a dictatorship in that they won't speak out or against their dear leader and allow him to easily break laws daily which they would have impeached Biden for in an instant, and have completely given up their job of governing in service to the leader. Sure the USA is still a two party system right now, but unless something completely drastic happens between now and four years from now, I fully expect Trump to say "the Constitution says a POTUS can only serve two consecutive terms", and he won't leave office and the GOP will be completely fine with that.
- Propelloni 2y agoIt is an expression of fear. Just as democracies are well advised to take fears about immigration seriously, they are well advised to take fears about authoritarian overreach seriously (this used to be a core strength of the GOP). Many people fear the USA is on a trajectory of dismantling its democratic institutions and into an authoritarian single-party dictatorship. If you are interested in a working democracy it would be wise to not dismiss these concerns out of hand just because they draw comparisons to historical regimes where authoritarian overreach ended democracies. The comparison might be wrong, yet the concerns are real.
- mvdtnz 2y agoNow do every other election in history.
- pjmlp 2y agoIn 1921 Portugal has elections, then until 1974 we enjoyed a dictorship, war in the colonies across multiple fronts, with political prisioners either landing on island prision Tarrafal, or sent to the front. As someone that was a child when transition back to democacry came to be, it is really surprising how quickly people forget history.