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Re:Asian faiths try to save swastika symbol corrupted by Hitler by benj111 on Sunday November 27, 2022 @04:23PM (#33767129)
They gained power through democratic means, the emergency powers that made Hitler a dictator were in the constitution. They only ran out in 1939.

Yes there are instances where it wasn't above board but by and large Hitler gained his power democratically and/or within the constitution.

So I would say Hitler and Germany is a lesson in how not to set up a democracy. It basically enabled his rise to power.

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Re:Asian faiths try to save swastika symbol corrupted by Hitler by nequo on Sunday November 27, 2022 @05:25PM (#33767658)
> So I would say Hitler and Germany is a lesson in how not to set up a democracy. It basically enabled his rise to power.

And indeed, constitutions and electoral systems took these lessons into account afterwards. Nowadays it is hard to win an election with 1/3 of the vote:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_1932_German_federal_e...

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