After World War 1, the Treaty of Versailles placed a cap on the size of the
German army and their military equipment and vehicles. The German economy was
crippled as Germany had to pay repatriations for their actions in World War 1.
This created a vaccum which lead to the Nazi’s coming to power under Hitler and
his promise of numerous labour reforms and other such things built on a platform
of lies. People, having been disenfranchised realised that this man could be
their saviour and embraced him as their next leader. Hitler knew he was on to a
winner, being a speaker who told the people what he wanted to hear and having
built an effective propaganda machine. The propaganda machine worked on the
premise of the “Stab in the back theory”. This theory, in laymans terms, told
the general public that Republicans, communists and the Jewish population had
sold the Germans out and were to be held accountable for the downfall of the
German state along side the Treaty of Versaille. Lacking an effective leader and
effective leadership, Hitler settled into power much in the same way as
Mussolini did in Italy and instigated his programmes of extermination and
extended this further (WW2 etc.) The dramatic rise in power was down to a number
of factors but the primary factors were the following
-A lack of
leadership from the political establishment.
-Disenfranchisement of the
people.
-Populist politics that told people what they wanted to
hear.
There is those whom if they believe in nothing will believe in
anything as the expression goes. On that basis that is what happened in pre WW2
Germany and this is the danger that is ever present in Irleand.
Economic
stagnation, high unemployment have all contributed to a people whom are
disenfranchised and lost. These people are undergoing a period of discovery in
looking at alternate parties or are wallowing in complete apathy like complete
idiots which will be their downfall. Fine Gael have provided no leadership and
are at the beckon call of Angela and her cronies while the country is on its
knees having been raped by the IMF for all it is worth. Our fellow working class
in Greece are suffering worse with no fuel, people dying as there is no medicine
or hospital staff and high rates of suicide. All of this in Greece has
contributed to the rise of the fascist Golden Dawn party akin to the rise of the
Nazi’s in Germany. On the grapevine we are hearing about a new far right party
that is rumoured to be looking for members for its ranks. Could the same happen
to Ireland? A new far right fascist party?
