James Holland
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Well, he said, we will only take our seats if I can be chancellor. Otherwise, forget it. I'm not coming into any coalition. So then... the government falls again in January, 1933, they have the election.
Well, he said, we will only take our seats if I can be chancellor. Otherwise, forget it. I'm not coming into any coalition. So then... the government falls again in January, 1933, they have the election.
Well, he said, we will only take our seats if I can be chancellor.
Otherwise, forget it.
I'm not coming into any coalition.
So then...
The government falls again in January 1933.
But this time they go, okay, Hitler can be chancellor, but we'll manipulate him. How wrong they were. You know, he's manipulating everyone. And then Hindenburg, who is the president, dies the following summer. And he's able to get rid of the presidency. There is no more president of Germany. There is just the Fuhrer, him.
But this time they go, okay, Hitler can be chancellor, but we'll manipulate him. How wrong they were. You know, he's manipulating everyone. And then Hindenburg, who is the president, dies the following summer. And he's able to get rid of the presidency. There is no more president of Germany. There is just the Fuhrer, him.
But this time they go, okay, Hitler can be chancellor, but we'll manipulate him. How wrong they were. You know, he's manipulating everyone. And then Hindenburg, who is the president, dies the following summer. And he's able to get rid of the presidency. There is no more president of Germany. There is just the Fuhrer, him.
But this time they go, okay,
Hitler can be chancellor, but we'll manipulate him.
How wrong they were.
You know, he's manipulating everyone.
And then Hindenburg, who is the president, dies the following summer.
And he's able to get rid of the presidency.
There is no more president of Germany.
There is just the Fuhrer, him.
And he gets rid of, he has an Axis Enabling Act, which is where all other political parties are disbanded. And suddenly you've got a totalitarian state, just like that. I think there's a lesson there. Yeah.
And he gets rid of, he has an Axis Enabling Act, which is where all other political parties are disbanded. And suddenly you've got a totalitarian state, just like that. I think there's a lesson there. Yeah.