Ten years after the crisis, the contagion has spread to democracy itself

Re:Ten years after the crisis, the contagion has spread to d... by brandonmenc on Monday September 17, 2018 @10:50AM (#18006421)

> Hitler spent far more time blaming Democracy

"democracy is fundamentally not German: it is Jewish" - Hitler

Hitler believed the Jews invented and foisted democracy onto the world. So when he's blaming democracy, he's still blaming the Jews.

> you don't really come to power by blaming hidden minorities

Except he did exactly this, repeatedly and publicly, in his writing, speeches, and policy.

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Re:Ten years after the crisis, the contagion has spread to d... by titzer on Monday September 17, 2018 @11:51AM (#18007044)

> Except he did exactly this, repeatedly and publicly, in his writing, speeches, and policy.

Sure. He pointed a hell of a lot of fingers. He had a special hatred for Jews, yes. He said it publicly, but my point was that it he didn't come to power by solely blaming Jews for everything. The "humiliation" that he felt Germany suffered due to the end of WWI generally played much better.

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Re:Ten years after the crisis, the contagion has spread to d... by brandonmenc on Monday September 17, 2018 @03:06PM (#18008975)

> The "humiliation" that he felt Germany suffered due to the end of WWI generally played much better.

Hitler believed Germany lost WW1 specifically because they were "stabbed in the back" by the Jews.

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