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My Pet Orangutan
Nov 2020
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Even worse than that, as far as I know, is that local LEOs have tacitly supported them by not
alwaysinasnit
Nov 2020
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Thanks for sharing that info. It sounds like a potential for history repeating itself. Jeez.
alwaysinasnit
Nov 2020
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alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)1. Even worse than that, as far as I know, is that local LEOs have tacitly supported them by not
getting involved in investigating.
My Pet Orangutan
(9,244 posts)2. That was also the case in the 1930's
While not members of the far-right Nazi Pary, many Weimar policemen were more inclined towards nationalist, right-wing political parties. They sympathized with some Nazi ideas, especially anti-communism. They also rejected parliamentary democracy and the Weimar Republic and wanted a return to authoritarianism. An authoritarian state would bring the extension of police power, a strong centralized state, and the end of factional party politics.
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/german-police-from-democracy-to-dictatorship
alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)5. Thanks for sharing that info. It sounds like a potential for history repeating itself. Jeez.
world wide wally
(21,742 posts)3. Just offering "protection, eh, Donnie Two Scoops?
My Pet Orangutan
(9,244 posts)4. 'nice bus you've got there'