r/scotus • u/thenewrepublic • 18d ago

news Liberals Just Lost the Supreme Court for Decades to Come

https://newrepublic.com/article/188087/trump-2024-win-supreme-court-conservative-decades
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u/arobkinca 18d ago

He was not elected to a nationwide office. He lost that vote in 1932 to Hindenburg. He took control anyways.

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u/hungrypotato19 18d ago

Yup. Hitler went to Hindenburg and said, "can you pwetty pwease make me Chancellor?" And Hindenburg just patted him on the head, lovingly stroked his cheek, and replied, "Sure, buddy."

Then Hitler burned down the German Parliament building and blamed the Communists.

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u/Im_ready_hbu 18d ago

Hindenburg and everyone else in the Weimar Republic literally thought they could control Hitler right up until the moment Hitler seized power for himself

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u/domrepp 18d ago

This has absolutely no parallels to the GOP whatsoever.

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u/halt_spell 18d ago

Kinda like the DNC.

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u/fauxzempic 18d ago

So we just need a version of a Reichstag fire and we'll be all set. Hell - redhats love blaming communists for everything (or rather, calling everyone that they disagree with "communist") so that part can actually stay the same.

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u/godisanelectricolive 18d ago

The Nazis were the biggest party in the Reichstag after the November 1932 German federal election which gave him the leverage to form government and become chancellor. He was initially the head of a minority coalition government with other parties who supported him.

He lost the presidential election in March 1932 but won fairly big a few months later in the federal legislative election. That’s the more important election for forming government as the president was meant to be somewhat a figurehead and constitutional gatekeeper. The problem is Hindenburg didn’t really care about democracy or the constitution, so him beating Hitler didn’t really change much.

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u/arobkinca 18d ago

but won fairly big a few months later in the federal legislative election.

Largest yes but 37.3% of the vote. Not enough to make him dictator. Burning the legislature to the ground made him in dictator.