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He's ready for anything (startrek.website)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The Italian Liberals of the 20s adopted a "wait and see" approach, leaving the outnumbered socialists, anarchists and communists to fight both the fascists and the loyalists alone. Then when it was clear that the fascists were winning, the Liberals joined them.

I suspect that the 30s Social Democrats of Germany were similarly irresolute (though didn't join before they were forced to) when dealing with the Nazi threat. Centrists tend to be, whether center-right like the Italian Liberals or center-left like the German Social Democrats.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I suspect that the 30s Social Democrats of Germany were similarly irresolute (though didn’t join before they were forced to) when dealing with the Nazi threat.

The social democrats started the iron front, they fought the SA in the streets, they didn't join them. Their party was banned and members where thrown in jail once the Nazis won.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I sit corrected, then. Should have known better than to think Social Democrats as useless as liberals in fighting fascists tbh, given what we're seeing today..