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Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by mikeash on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @11:56AM (#12911911)
Hitler started out in a relatively powerless position, and got his Enabling Act afterwards. You say it wouldn't happen, but I think all it would take is one big terrorist attack and the people would be clamoring for it.
Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by hx87 on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @12:02PM (#12911996)
Hitler had a united party, a divided opposition including a party who didn't care what happened as long as the interests of a particular institution were protected, an actual Communist party to blame, and a pliant, senile boss with enormous reserve powers. Sure, the possibility of a machtergreifung are non-zero, but then again they're non-zero in any country. Even the most locked-down USA would be more open than 1970s USSR or China today, much less 1930s Germany.