• @finitebanjo
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    -11 month ago

    He wasn’t in charge, tried to overthrow the government the first time but failed, spent 6 years pandering, and then he was the absolute authority for over a decade leading up to his death. The only thing that stopped him was Germany being conquered by the Allies and USSR.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 month ago

      That’s why I specified in the long term. In the end, his atrocities became too untenable and he and his regime were dismantled. I’d consider that a failure in the long term.

      • @finitebanjo
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        -11 month ago

        The revolution itself was successful, I made no claims on the system of government that followed it.