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Re: Are We the Wiemar Republic About to Elect a Hitler?
[Re: Irishguy]
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05/04/16 07:19 AM
05/04/16 07:19 AM
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Interesting quotation:
Even though Hitler was a successful politician who took power in Germany by scapegoating Jews, Communists and many other groups, Alan Levine, political science professor at American University, says that demagogues only exist in a democracy.
Their rise occurs before a dictatorship is successful, and so in his opinion dictators like Hitler do not fit the bill as demagogues.
“A demagogue exists in a democratic contest and maintains a technical legitimacy through winning votes. A dictator doesn’t need that kind of legitimacy. Dictators are worse than demagogues, who still operate in a democratic system,” Levine said. “To the extent that which our politicians ignore the Constitution, and don’t feel bound by the Constitution, that lays the stages for the coming of a demagogue.”
Last edited by Irishguy; 05/04/16 07:20 AM.
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