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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org -5 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

Fun fact - Hitler was elected.

There's potential evil in everyone, born everywhere. It's hard for most people to swallow, but it's true.

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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Hitler wasn't really elected. His party never once had a majority vote. He got 30 ish percent iirc.

He was nominated as Chancellor as a cop out to try and appease the masses which he had stirred up.

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[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

And then used the Reichstag fire to invoke emergency powers and take full control

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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago*

Yes, obviously it went quickly downhill from there (as per the plan).

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It was closer to 40, but yes, he never won a majority nation-wide. Minority governments are a thing though, and he got the job democratically. It's accurate to say he was elected.

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[–] chahk@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Putin was elected too.

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Bwahahahah! Sorry, almost made it through with a straight face.

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 years ago

He actually never had a free and fair election, as far as I know. Yeltsin won fair and square the first time around, but rigged his second election and then appointed Putin.

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