Comments on: How Hitler Won Over The German People http://www.poligazette.com/2008/01/30/how-hitler-won-over-the-german-people/ News and Analysis from Different Moderate Perspectives Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:35:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Jimmie http://www.poligazette.com/2008/01/30/how-hitler-won-over-the-german-people/#comment-21564 Jimmie Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:38:32 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2008/01/30/how-hitler-won-over-the-german-people/#comment-21564 The answer in one word: populism. The answer in one word: populism.

]]> By: Tully http://www.poligazette.com/2008/01/30/how-hitler-won-over-the-german-people/#comment-21470 Tully Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:31:35 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2008/01/30/how-hitler-won-over-the-german-people/#comment-21470 What redfish said. The Enabling Act of 1933 cemented Hitler as dictator. The Night of the Long Knives allowed him to purge the remaining internal party opposition and destroy the Papen conservatives and a few choice military critics, and brought the military leadership completely under his sway if not under his technical legal command. The death of von Hindenburg was the last loose end, and legally assuming all the remaining government powers a foregone conclusion, something no one could prevent. By the time of the August 1934 referendum Hitler's Nazis were in complete and utterly ruthless and brutal control of the country, all opposition parties had been repressed and silenced, the Nazi party itself purged, speaking out against Hitler was already an informally capital crime, and the final tweaks to make it all 100% legal under German law to give Hitler full legal control of the military were almost superfluous. The amazing thing is not that 84+% voted for the actions retroactively, but that 15+% had the nerve to vote against it despite the potential repercussions. What redfish said. The Enabling Act of 1933 cemented Hitler as dictator. The Night of the Long Knives allowed him to purge the remaining internal party opposition and destroy the Papen conservatives and a few choice military critics, and brought the military leadership completely under his sway if not under his technical legal command. The death of von Hindenburg was the last loose end, and legally assuming all the remaining government powers a foregone conclusion, something no one could prevent.

By the time of the August 1934 referendum Hitler’s Nazis were in complete and utterly ruthless and brutal control of the country, all opposition parties had been repressed and silenced, the Nazi party itself purged, speaking out against Hitler was already an informally capital crime, and the final tweaks to make it all 100% legal under German law to give Hitler full legal control of the military were almost superfluous.

The amazing thing is not that 84+% voted for the actions retroactively, but that 15+% had the nerve to vote against it despite the potential repercussions.

]]> By: redfish http://www.poligazette.com/2008/01/30/how-hitler-won-over-the-german-people/#comment-21444 redfish Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:58:29 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2008/01/30/how-hitler-won-over-the-german-people/#comment-21444 I didn't read all of it but it should be worth noting: The Nazi party could never win a majority on its own. Things changed when Hitler got himself appointed chancellor in a less than democratic government and manipulated the political situation. From then on, yes there was compelling propaganda, but remember Hitler also had brown shirts to harass those who opposed him or voiced against the propaganda. That in mind, the idea that Germans put Hitler in power because they were spellbound by his speeches, is a big myth. Hitler muscled his way into power. If we don't recognize that, we aren't learning anything from history. I didn’t read all of it but it should be worth noting:

The Nazi party could never win a majority on its own. Things changed when Hitler got himself appointed chancellor in a less than democratic government and manipulated the political situation. From then on, yes there was compelling propaganda, but remember Hitler also had brown shirts to harass those who opposed him or voiced against the propaganda.

That in mind, the idea that Germans put Hitler in power because they were spellbound by his speeches, is a big myth. Hitler muscled his way into power. If we don’t recognize that, we aren’t learning anything from history.

]]> By: Hans A.H.C. de Wit http://www.poligazette.com/2008/01/30/how-hitler-won-over-the-german-people/#comment-21430 Hans A.H.C. de Wit Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:47:15 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2008/01/30/how-hitler-won-over-the-german-people/#comment-21430 Therefor, every communication manager of the European Association of Communication Managers has to sign a paper that they will follow the conducts of ethics. Prof. Dr. Dr. Lievegoed also wrote about the 'phenom' Hitler. Google him. Regarads Therefor, every communication manager of the European Association of Communication Managers has to sign a paper that they will follow the conducts of ethics.
Prof. Dr. Dr. Lievegoed also wrote about the ‘phenom’ Hitler.
Google him.
Regarads

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