2223

Because you now did it to yourself.

(page 5) 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Hitler didn't come to power by getting elected.

The liberal SDP split with the communists, supporting “centrist” Hindenburg in the name of unity.

The communists campaigned on “A vote for Hindenburg is a vote for Hitler is a vote for war”

Hindenburg, the liberal candidate, won the election, then proceeded to make Hitler, chancellor and staff positions in government with nazis while purging the government of communists.

The nazis then barely had to do anything to assert complete control.

The nazis didn’t get in power because people voted fascist, they got into power because liberals prefer fascism to working with communists.

[-] ahornsirup@feddit.org 13 points 11 months ago

What a load of bullshit.

First off, the communists split from the SPD, not the other way around. Second, the communists completely refused to work with the (according to them) "social fascist" SPD. Third, the one alternative to Hindenburg in that election was literally Hitler and the other was Thälmann who, again, was as explicitly anti-democratic as Hitler. Fourth, Hindenburg did not immediately appoint Hitler, he did so only after Hitler had secured a majority in parliament (courtesy of the DNVP). Fifth, no, the alleged liberals (social democrats) did not cooperate with the communists because the communists were too busy trying to turn Germany into a second Soviet Union and were the only ones to vote against the enabling act (the communists having already been purged from parliament). The communists only made token efforts at reconciliation after Hitler had already succeeded.

load more comments (1 replies)
[-] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 13 points 11 months ago

I do not understand women's suffrage any longer at fucking all.

load more comments (2 replies)
[-] Strider@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

And YET there are downvotes. Unbelievable.

[-] Cargon@lemmy.ml 13 points 11 months ago

I think advocacy groups and other entities that were trying to make changes at a national or state level need to reevaluate their efforts. This election signals to me that the American people do not want these positive changes. They do not want to be civilized.

I think those advocacy groups should make a Pivot to Aid and focus their efforts on supporting the people that deserve it and want it, instead of trying to lift up a majority of people who do not want to be lifted up.

load more comments (3 replies)
[-] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

I am utterly baffled. None of this makes any sense.

load more comments
view more: ‹ prev next ›
this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2024
2223 points (100.0% liked)

Leopards Ate My Face

8065 readers
188 users here now

Rules:

  1. The mods are fallible; if you've been banned or had a post/comment removed, please appeal.
  2. Off-topic posts will be removed. If you don't know what "Leopards ate my Face" is, try reading this post.
  3. If the reason your post meets Rule 1 isn't in the source, you must add a source in the post body (not the comments) to explain this.
  4. Posts should use high-quality sources, and posts about an article should have the same headline as that article. You may edit your post if the source changes the headline. For a rough idea, check out this list.
  5. For accessibility reasons, an image of text must either have alt text or a transcription in the post body.
  6. Reposts within 1 year or the Top 100 of all time are subject to removal.
  7. This is not exclusively a US politics community. You're encouraged to post stories about anyone from any place in the world at any point in history as long as you meet the other rules.
  8. All Lemmy.World Terms of Service apply.

Also feel free to check out !leopardsatemyface@lemm.ee (also active).

Icon credit C. Brück on Wikimedia Commons.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS