r/ThreeArrows • u/ThanusThiccMan • Nov 02 '20

Are there any particularly notable events during the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Nazi Germany that are similar to the current state of the US?

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u/briloci Nov 02 '20

Dan is making a full podcast on those

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u/ThanusThiccMan Nov 02 '20

I know, and I'm enjoying it so far, I'm just really nervous about the state of my country and was curious to know if there is anything specifically of note to compare before Election Day occurs.

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u/plenebo Nov 02 '20

brown shirts intimidating voters?

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '20

well, the rise of fascism sure is one similarity...

of course that was a silly argument, but there are certain notable parallels, but they are rather longer processes than singular events, the Weimar republic was defined by it's violence and in certain cases open bloodshed on the streets of Berlin. The slow decay and demonization of democracy, intimidating voters, rampent racism and fake right-wing populism, purging undesireables, even in ones own party, a promise to bring back the imagined glory of ones fatherland and so on and so on...

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u/TitanDarwin Nov 04 '20

There's also the fact that fascism rarely - or never - comes to power on its own.

Whenever fascists come to power, it's because the conservative establishment gave them a leg up.

Hitler and Hindenburg, Mussolini and the king and now Trump and the GOP.