"My own interest was very straightforward: I grew up in the active aftermath of World War II and wanted to grasp where Nazism had come from. How could it have succeeded in a vibrantly democratic Weimar Republic, with one of the strongest lefts in Europe? Conversely, why had the Left failed? What kind of crisis opened the way for fascism, and how was that crisis produced? "
Not sure what's the mystery, the Marxist Weimar Republic was such an utter failure, the germans thought ANYTHING, was a better alternative. Cue Hitler.
If the "vibrantly democratic Weimar Republic, with one of the strongest lefts in Europe" is such an exemplar of the Left, well, it's just as great an argument for never trying it out again.
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[ 1.7 ms ] story [ 21.5 ms ] threadNot sure what's the mystery, the Marxist Weimar Republic was such an utter failure, the germans thought ANYTHING, was a better alternative. Cue Hitler.
If the "vibrantly democratic Weimar Republic, with one of the strongest lefts in Europe" is such an exemplar of the Left, well, it's just as great an argument for never trying it out again.