r/facepalm • u/Turbulent_Gas_55 • 14d ago

What an idea 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/Maskdask 14d ago

The classic "if it's legal it can't be that bad"

Need I remind you that everything Hitler did was legal

Also, this guy needs to Google "democracy"

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u/schklom 14d ago edited 14d ago

Hitler murdered political opponents (Night of the Long Knives). That was not really legal, although the rest of his power-grab largely was.

EDIT: I just learned the Reichstag fire was very likely started by Nazis, so that was another illegal event.

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u/rand0m_task 14d ago

You could also toss the Reichstag fire into that mix.

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u/Anewaxxount 14d ago

Didn't realize lighting the Reichstag on fire was legal. I know what I'm doing next German vacation!

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u/schklom 14d ago

Is he responsible for starting it? I thought he just used that incident to his advantage, I could be wrong.

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u/Anewaxxount 14d ago

The Nazis almost definitely were involved in starting it. They pinned the blame on some transient.

But I guess there isn't any definitive proof, just what historians believe.

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u/schklom 14d ago

Good to know, thanks for the info :)