Overthrowing oppressive regimes by military force

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You said Hitler wasn't elected, he was - end of story.

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Really?



That's July '32. In November of the same year, the last free election was held. The NSDAP lost over 4 percent between July and November. And we're not talking a winner takes it all system, unless a single party manages to get over 50 percent of the seats. Hitler would have had to find a partner for a coalition. So they were at an impasse for 6 months. Hitler never had more than 33 percent of the votes on his side.

Germany at that time was equally divided between left and right, as the chart quite clearly shows.

November '32 shows the left parties in the lead and the Catholic Zentrum getting considerably stronger. Also the DNVP got stronger, which ultimately led to the demise of democracy. They still didn't have a majority in January, but by the end of february, the Communists were already forbidden.



march 1933.