memes

I think somebody told Trump that it only took Hitler 53 days to legally consolidate power and Trump decided to beat that horrible record.

archive.today • How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days - The Atlantic. I hated the writer's style but it's very informative. An example sentence

The problem, Hitler continued, was that this would almost certainly precipitate a national strike by the 6 million German Communists, which could, in turn, lead to a collapse of the country’s economy.

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The Cliff Notes is this redditor's summary.

• Hitler exploited Germany's democratic Weimar Constitution to rise to power.

• He leveraged Article 48, which allowed emergency decrees during crises, to bypass democratic processes.

• The Reichstag Fire Decree suspended civil liberties, enabling the suppression of political opponents.

• The Enabling Act of 1933 granted Hitler unchecked legislative power, effectively sidelining the Reichstag.

• Using propaganda and intimidation, he consolidated power while maintaining a facade of legality.

• Democratic institutions were systematically dismantled under the guise of constitutional legitimacy.