Wednesday, 9 April 2025 — Geopolitics and Climate Change

Fascism is What Happens When Liberal “Democracy” Fails the Oligarchy

As I have written before, the German Nazi party was both supported and actively aided by sections of the German oligarchy (a coalition of the bourgeoisie and the Junker large land owners created by Bismarck) during its early years to be maintained as a possible alternative to social democracy. With the 1929 Great Depression and the resultant threat to ruling class legitimacy, much greater support was given to the Nazi Party. When that failed to get the Nazi Party elected in the second election of 1932, when the Nazi Party vote actually fell (from 37.3% to 33.1%), the oligarchy quickly installed Hitler as Chancellor. The Industrielleneingabe, signed by 22 major representatives of the German oligarchy, was sent to President Hindenburg requesting the appointment of Hitler; as Hindenburg was himself a member of the oligarchy he obeyed his instructions. Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30th, 1933, he was never elected to that position.

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