Re:Google: Open Letter to Australians
by fauigerzigerk on Monday August 17, 2020 @06:13AM
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Hitler got 33% of the vote in the last free and fair elections.
But I agree that democratic government doesn't automatically justify everything. Minority and fundamental individual rights are a problem. There are a lot of tricky issues with self referentiality if you think about independence movements for instance.
Re:Google: Open Letter to Australians
by Tainnor on Monday August 17, 2020 @06:54AM
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Yep, Hitler being elected Chancellor was well within the legal framework of the Weimar constitution (even if it was kind of a shady backdoor deal). Him rigging the 1933 election and later grabbing all the power through the Enabling Act wasn't.
But I agree that democratic government doesn't automatically justify everything. Minority and fundamental individual rights are a problem. There are a lot of tricky issues with self referentiality if you think about independence movements for instance.