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Hmm I didn’t know Max Weber helped draft the Weimar constitution. Case that the Weimar analogy is misguided.
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You don’t need Weimar to explain the appeal of immigration restriction, tariffs, and a culture war directed against a “globalist” elite — not to mention the loosest monetary policy in American history. Why I disagree with @sullydish on "Weimerica": bloomberg.com/opinion/articl
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Ferguson’s argument rests on several distinctions: 1. Weimar constitution was wildly different 2. Weimar elites supported Hitler, unlike Trump 3. Most German adults were WW1 vets, most US ones are not 4. The economy was way worse 5. Hitler had global military ambitions
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