Bobad wrote "By the way Hitler was democratically elected wasn't he...." In this he is wrong. It is a canard usually put forth by folks who seek to justify mal results of elections. I hasten to say this isn't the case with Bobad.

Hitler was never...repeat never...elected to the Chancellership of Germany. The Nazi Party never—again repeat never...held a majority of seats in the Reichstag prior to his elevation to that office in 1933. How did he get there?

Hitler roiled the fires of resentment of Germany's treatment by the Treaty of Versailles; by the world wide depression-especially hard in Germany; by scapegoating religious, political and racial groups; and by fomenting specific violence against the government and political opposition...remember the Brown Shirts? In the 1932 election, the Nazis won 230 seats of the 608 available—a plurality of about 37%. The myrid parties in Germany were unable to coalesce to form a larger plurality against the Nazis, and President Hindenberg was forced to invite Hitler to form a government. After Hindenberg died, Hitler made himself the 'de facto' unelected dictator of Germany.

Some democratic election, huh!