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.
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