Did Hitler ever invoke emergency powers?

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[–]magnora7 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (14 children)

I think after the burning of the Reichstag (The national congress building in Germany) he invoked the emergency powers that basically made him dictator for life.

But I'm sure there likely were earlier attempts at him trying to grab power through emergency acts, I would be curious to learn about them too.

[–]kiwiheretic[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (13 children)

This is a response I found on wikipedia (which may not be considered an authoritative historical source).

Four weeks into his chancellorship, the Reichstag building caught fire in the middle of the night.[4] Hitler blamed the incident on the communists and was convinced the arson was part of a larger effort to overthrow the German government. Using this justification, Hitler persuaded Hindenburg to enact the Reichstag Fire Decree. The decree abolished most civil liberties including the right to speak, assemble, protest, and due process. Using the decree the Nazis declared a state of emergency and began to arrest, intimidate, and purge his political enemies.

It seems to me that there really was insufficient grounds for accessing these emergency powers. I wonder why the others in the parliament didn't question whether it was just cause or not.

[–]Brewdabier 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

What you found is about right, my grandparents lived through the nazi control. My uncle went to prision never to be seen again when he refused to do the salute for a commander passing by.

[–]Markimus 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

What you found is about right, my grandparents lived through the nazi control. My uncle went to prision never to be seen again when he refused to do the salute for a commander passing by.

LMAO he was fed to bears and eagles after riding the holocauster prolly. Good one👍

[–]BravoVictor 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

And then made into a lampshade, I bet.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

I think it was more a case of the straw which broke the camel's back.

Germany had been swinging in and out of chaos for years by that point. Even though the German economy and political scene were not too bad at that moment a lot of people had got to the end of what they could stand and what stability there was they gave credit to Hitler for.

Edit, didn't he win a majority in an election after this? The idea he schemed, forced or lucked his way to power is common but really he did all that and then people voted it in as well.

Edit, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_German_referendum Won by 90%. Really no one can blame that on backstage political manoeuvring, lying or chance. People knew full well what they were voting for at that point. But much like with the vax mandates many people want to fantasise they are the good guys and those being attacked by the government are evil people who deserve it.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

many people want to fantasise they are the good guys and those being attacked by the government are evil people who deserve it.

They were.

[–]Bucket67 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Hitler intentionally lost world war 2 so that the state of Israel could be founded. Hitler dedicated his life so that the world would be exactly as it is now. He's the very definition of false flag. He was a satanic worshipper just like Jeffrey Epstein. He worked for the same people Epstein was working for. They create the heroes and they create the villains. Hitler didn't kill himself in 1945, he was protected by the allies when the war ended.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Hitler was literally trying to win the war right up to the last minute as his government were desperately trying to surrender to save their skins, but you enjoy your evidence free fanfic.

His interest was that the strongest survived. When the Russians started winning he simply said that if they won then that proved the future belonged to them rather than the Germans. There was nothing complicated or clandestine about his views.

[–]Bucket67 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

No, Hitler was trying to lose all along. Check out this photo of Hitler standing on top of a building that closely resembles the temple on Epstein's Island. Symbolism truly will be their downfall. They all serve the same master. Hitler invaded Russia and declared war on America within 6 months of each other. He was absolutely trying to lose on purpose. He played his role perfectly and deceived everyone, including you.

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/C45WEX/adolf-hitler-during-the-bayreuth-festival-1940-C45WEX.jpg

https://lawandcrime.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/epstein-temple.jpg

[–]Bucket67 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Hitler was controlled opposition, the jewish elite are actually a babylonian cult since the days of Ashurbanipal. This striped building on Epstein island is a modern reconstruction of the sacred shrine which stood upon the ancient ziggurats and are the site of ritual child sacrifice to appease the deities of this ancient cult and also where the main leaders of these cults gather.

World War II existed so the jews would be given Israel, with this in place the jews would enslave the world under their financial system and then recreate the so-called Third temple which will be a merging of jewish and babylonian architecture to usher in a new global theocracy ruled by one jewish messianic king.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Had Hitler won, there would have been a Jewish state too. Only it would have been under SS oversight, to ensure that they fulfilled the vision of Theodor Herzl: to become self-sufficient - to become a normal and decent nation.

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I wonder why the others in the parliament didn't question whether it was just cause or not.

Probably because the building where they would normally come to such a decision had just burned down. The ensuing chaos probably made it difficult for a counter-movement to form quickly enough. Not to mention the slower speed at which information moved back then compared to now.

[–]Chipit 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The Reichstag didn't burn down. The fire was small and limited to a small area of the building. All factions proceeded to take advantage of the situation, and at the end the national socialists ended up on top. Yes the arsonist was a leftist.

[–]BravoVictor 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It seems to me that there really was insufficient grounds for accessing these emergency powers. I wonder why the others in the parliament didn't question whether it was just cause or not.

The law is only as strong as those willing to enforce it. Germany was in ruins after WWI, and the preceding democratic socialist government had only made things worse with their economic policies, so presumably most Germans in the ruling class were willing to look the other way to let the new government clean up the mess.

Plus, it wasn't complete propaganda that communists wanted to overthrow the German government. For years, communist groups in Germany had been committing acts of violence against their political rivals, including the Nazis. That violence actually helped the Nazis assume power in elections, since they advertised themselves as bringers of law and order, where the communists wanted to burn everything down.

Whether the Reichstag fire was an act of arson by actual communists, or a really believable false flag, we'll never know for sure.