Can't all the democratic parties just form a coalition?
Weimar was fun like that, most of the parties were against the republic they ran into. Hell, quite a few of its presidents thought it was a mistake too.
Can't all the democratic parties just form a coalition?
Weimar was fun like that, most of the parties were against the republic they ran into. Hell, quite a few of its presidents thought it was a mistake too.
Ah Weimar Reichstag, it really does say something to the health of your democracy when deputies are threatening to kill each other in the legislative chamber
The deputies of the Volkisch Bund and the KPD were farthest apart for good reason, but it left him in the middle of the shouting match that Germany's democracy had become.
In Yugoslavia, they actually did: Stjepan Radić and four other members of the Croatian Peasant Party (CPP) were shot in the chambers of the National Assembly by a Montenegrin representative on June 20, 1928.Ah Weimar Reichstag, it really does say something to the health of your democracy when deputies are threatening to kill each other in the legislative chamber
It would either be amusing or horrifying to see a 'Recihstag PMQs'. Probably both.
I like this one, mind if I just save that one real quick?
All in all, a third of the Reichstag left the chamber in a matter of minutes and some of Ernst's colleagues had been amongst them. It was hard to tell whether they would be back.
Be my guest. All the covers are on the magazine's website.I like this one, mind if I just save that one real quick?
It would either be amusing or horrifying to see a 'Recihstag PMQs'. Probably both.
And of course, the chancellor decides the one at fault is the chairwoman making a political speech, not the nazi calling for murdering them.
I think I love this timeline.
I would wager it's more complicated than that. While yes, "Free France" would certainly be more inclined to the right, french opposition ot german occupation OTL, and to the Vichy regime in general, was far from restricted to one side of the political spectrum.One aspect I find interesting was the French far right made up Vichy France, and very much represented the inner divisions in France. Assuming Germany invaded France and sets up a socialist client, it’s likely that alt “free France” might look more like Vichy than De Gaulle’s vision, as in this instance all of the far right will reject the German communists and perhaps French leftists join the German client.
Yes, I merely state any puppet would obviously have a more left composition, so this time all these far right movements would pool to French Africa, and with greater right wing influence, there is a chance the free French left will be marginalized or even persecuted.I would wager it's more complicated than that. While yes, "Free France" would certainly be more inclined to the right, french opposition ot german occupation OTL, and to the Vichy regime in general, was far from restricted to one side of the political spectrum.
Left or right, most french disliked the idea of being reduced to a client of Germany deeply. There was no shortage of conservatives and right wing figures who opposed Vichy and/or supported De Gaulle, and the man himself was far(faaar) from being in the left.
One aspect I find interesting was the French far right made up Vichy France, and very much represented the inner divisions in France. Assuming Germany invaded France and sets up a socialist client, it’s likely that alt “free France” might look more like Vichy than De Gaulle’s vision, as in this instance all of the far right will reject the German communists and perhaps French leftists join the German client.
Who knows, maybe France might strike first.I personally don't see a situation were an all alt pseudo-legitimate "Vichy" regime can take power and hold the same sway Petain's government held OTL. Hitler based on his different experiences in the Western front and in Germany is likely to be more Francophobic than he was OTL combined with a rather more different French political situation and a more ideologically tinged struggle in the West means that the French government will probably be less likely to be open to an armistice assuming it to still be anti-communist.
The thing is I don't see a way for Germany to take France on the bounce as OTL if at all. The German officer corps and much of the Reichswehr is in East Prussia or in exile, the German Red Army is likely to be less sure of themselves more inexperienced and likely less tolerable of officers who show far too much independence which corresponds to less initiative and a more lethargic pace of battle which is exactly what the French army was built for. Yet, from the hints, we have received the 2nd World War will be one for the long haul which means that one way or another the red flag flies over Paris and I for one am eager to see what the Red has cooked up