January 6 and the Reichstag Fire

from Moonbattery: Nazis came to power democratically, but consolidated control by exploiting the Reichstag Fire, which was probably set by a Dutch communist. Hitler strategically hyped it into a crisis, claiming that communists were on the verge of overthrowing the government. The supposed emergency led to the Reichstag Fire Decree, which cleared the path for dictatorship: […]