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Old 6th Sep 2021, 01:11
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Originally Posted by 43Inches
Just a historical point, the NSDAP (Nazi party) with Hitler as leader received 36% of total votes with a voter turn out of around 80% in the 1932 German parliament elections. The German system did not elect outright leadership but all parties governed in coalition. Paul von Hindenburg won the Pesidential rights with 53% of the vote. Due to stability issues over the course of 1932/33 Hindenburg handed the Presidency to Hitler and the NSDAP quickly moved to assume complete power and Hitler became a Dictator.

McGowan won an election with 60% of the primary vote on 85% turnout, so it's not really a comparison to what the NSDAP did in 1932/33. Also McGowan has not sought to remove democratic process. Is he acting appropriately as the leader of WA? that's up to WA citizens to decide, they voted for him. Anyone outside WA screaming at McGowan, you might as well be screaming at Xi Jinping to change Chinese border policy.
Actually Hindenberg died and Hitler decided not to appoint a new president, instead took the role of both President and Chancellor and became Fuhrer.
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