Loved original post....shared it on GETTR...... always food for thought, your substack......I share and share, far and wide.....hoping it will change some minds and hearts..... 💕
"wrong and destructive. They are extremely dangerous," - but what is the litmus test for wrong? It's easy with kittens ... Nawww but what about abortion? Religion etc.
Hitler was not voted in by a popular majority. He'd been in politics for many years before the fateful election which effectively ended the existence of Weimar Germany as a political entity. The highest percentage of votes he ever got was about 39%, but his popularity was actually declining by the time of that last election. The NSDAP (Nazi) party received only about 33% of the vote. (Weimar Germany had a parliamentary system, with many competing political parties.)
Nor did Hitler immediately become Chancellor after that final election. The only reason he did is that powerful elites put a lot of pressure on Hindenberg, the elderly president, to appoint Hitler to the chancellorship. They thought they could use him for their own purposes, and intended to replace him with someone more to their liking within a short period of time.
Yep.
I thought it was clear in your original post. It also is clear here. Great job.
Loved original post....shared it on GETTR...... always food for thought, your substack......I share and share, far and wide.....hoping it will change some minds and hearts..... 💕
Again James - Amen.
"wrong and destructive. They are extremely dangerous," - but what is the litmus test for wrong? It's easy with kittens ... Nawww but what about abortion? Religion etc.
Hitler was not voted in by a popular majority. He'd been in politics for many years before the fateful election which effectively ended the existence of Weimar Germany as a political entity. The highest percentage of votes he ever got was about 39%, but his popularity was actually declining by the time of that last election. The NSDAP (Nazi) party received only about 33% of the vote. (Weimar Germany had a parliamentary system, with many competing political parties.)
Nor did Hitler immediately become Chancellor after that final election. The only reason he did is that powerful elites put a lot of pressure on Hindenberg, the elderly president, to appoint Hitler to the chancellorship. They thought they could use him for their own purposes, and intended to replace him with someone more to their liking within a short period of time.