• @CitizenKong
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    2 months ago

    Also notable is the fact that Hitler managed to gain power with only about 35 percent of the popular vote. Because regular conservatives formed a coalition with him, convinced they would be able to control and use him. Instead he used them.

    Also, he then needed a false flag operation to be able to declare martial law - gaining the same kind of absolute power that the US president now has automatically thanks to the Supreme Court.

    • @orrk
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      12 months ago

      in this respect the American system is better, because everyone knows they are voting for trump, not the less evil trump supporters