• Ignotum@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Hitler gained power “legally” and then made changes to secure and increase it until he was a dictator

    Mussolini was democratically elected, then secured and increased his power until he was a dictator

    Trump will try to get elected, then try to secure and increase his power until he is a dictator

    Most institutions follow the laws, so a person trying to seize power by force will have to fight much harder that someone that gains power through normal means, and then manipulates said institutions from the inside

    • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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      3 months ago

      Hitler lost the 1932 Election, the liberals sided with the fascists and conceded power. It was “above board,” but could only happen because of the embedded influence of the Nazi Party.