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Re:Germany raided 83 homes in coordinated raids against onli... by throwaway2048 on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @01:17PM (#24982323)
However the Weimar Republic was extremely politically weak and refused to enforce them.
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Re:Germany raided 83 homes in coordinated raids against onli... by Moway on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @01:21PM (#24982362)
From the link:

>There were dozens of prosecutions, including successful prosecutions, against Nazis — including Julius Streicher, the publisher of Der Sturmer. And it just became a propaganda platform for the Nazis. It got all kinds of attention they otherwise would not have received, and sympathy they otherwise would not have received.

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Re:Germany raided 83 homes in coordinated raids against onli... by throwaway2048 on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @01:31PM (#24982486)
Against minor players, with little public support, they were fearful of doing anything against Hitler or people like Ernst Röhm.
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