On this episode, join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc as they discuss the complex geopolitical landscape surrounding Israel’s current conflicts and the historical intricacies of World War II. Victor discusses the implications of leaked war plans by the Biden administration and the challenges Israel faces in its strategic decisions against Iran. The conversation also covers the United States’ role and its fluctuating support for Israel, alongside the broader Middle Eastern dynamics involving Gulf monarchies and Iran. In the second segment, Victor shifts focus to the historical invasion of Russia during World War II, analyzing Hitler’s strategic missteps and the eventual turning points that defined the conflict.
True, Hitler wasn’t elected specifically as chancellor, because Germany used the parliamentary model. Voters cast their votes for parties. If there was a clear majority, or, if a coalition was formed as necessary, then the president invited the leader of the majority party to become chancellor.
Hitler had run for president, but lost to Hindenburg.
In the next Reichstag elections, the Nazis won but still didn’t have enough of a majority to rule alone. They formed a coalition with several conservative parties-conservative in the German sense, in no way comparable to what we mean when we use the word-and that forced Hindenburg to invite their candidate-Hitler-to become chancellor.
The Nazis, meanwhile, began a campaign to force political opponents out of power, from the Communist Party of German, to the Social Democrats, as well as smaller conservative parties.
When Hindenburg died a year later, Hitler was able to pass the laws that suspended civil rights and gave him dictatorial power. And he combined the post of president with that of the chancellor, becoming the supreme leader.
That’s just to provide some clarity in support of your argument.
If I remember my History, Hitler wasn’t elected, but appointed by the Chancellor, to appease the thugs in Germany. Relate this today, Biden appointed Harris, to appease the far left thugs of today. The Chancellor died, letting Hitler take charge. Again, Biden was forced from running again, handing the control over to Harris.
The Dems keep referring to Trump as Hitler. How is it, the Dems seem to be following Hitler’s path for control, but accuse the Republican party as if they are equivalent to 1939 Germany?
Ukraine also influenced the 2016 presidential election by releasing the “black ledger” that implicated Paul Manafort in accepting millions of dollars illegally from the Ukrainian government before Zelenskyy took office.
A Ukrainian court later ruled that the release of the information illegally influenced the US 2016 election, in part by getting Manafort fired from the Trump campaign.