Only the people can stop the strongmen

Hitler came to power when the “German system of democracy wasn’t strong enough”, said the writer. Was it the system, or the weakness of the German ruling class, or economic depression in 1931, or Hitler’s genius as a demagogue and an opportunist that facilitated his rise? The answer is “all of the above”. No one knows who started the Reichstag fire that gave dictatorial power to Hitler under the guise of democracy.

No, democracy is not great enough to prevent evil men from grabbing power because people under the system are sometimes not strong or clever enough to prevent the rise of evil men.

Songdej Praditsmanont

Bangkok