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Where Germans Voted For The Nazis in 1933

the 40% fools who never realize they will also suffer!

1933 German Elections results in which the Nazis got the most votes

Map created by Korny78 via Wikimedia

One important fact to remember about that the Nazis is that they were originally democratically elected into office. The map above shows where National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi) support was the highest in the election of March 3rd, 1933.

It would turn out to be the last somewhat “free,” multi-party German election held across all of Germany until December 2nd, 1990, after German reunification.

However, it’s also important to note that while the Nazis won the most seats in 1933, they did not win a majority of them or the popular vote.

Support varied widely across the country. It was highest in the former Prussian territories in the north-east of Germany (with the exception of Berlin) and much weaker in the west and south of the country, which had, up until 1871, been independent German states.

Across Germany as a whole, the Nazis won 43.91% of the popular vote and got 44.51% of the seats. This made them by far the largest party in the German Reichstag, but still without a clear majority mandate. And this was after the Communists and Social Democrats were intimidated and attacked by SA brownshirts throughout the election.

After Hitler’s failed Beer Hall Putch, in November 1923, the Nazis charged tactics and began to focus on electoral success rather than trying to take power in a coup.

The party first entered the Reichstag in the May the following year, winning 6.5% of the popular vote, but coming in 6th place overall. The party would continue to remain on the fringes of German politics throughout the 1920’s, with support dropping to just 2.6% in 1928.

However, the onset of the Great Depression massively rived Hitler’s fortunes with the Nazis winning 18.25% in September 1930, becoming the second largest party in Germany. This was then followed by the July 1932 election where Hitler and the Nazis finally become the largest party in the Reichstag, with 37.3% of the vote.

This would be the first of three electoral “victories” for Hitler. However, without a majority and with a strong showing from the Communists, he could not form a government but neither could the parties that supported the Weimar Republic. The stage was set for round two.

In November 1932, fresh elections were held across Germany with the Nazis remaining the biggest party, but with 2 million fewer votes than in July, dropping their share of the vote to 33.1%.

While it was a blow to Nazi support, Hitler was invited by Reich President Paul von Hindenburg with support from former Chancellor Franz von Papen to become Chancellor of Germany on January 30th, 1933 (von Papen was made Vice-Chancellor).

Finally, to try and secure an outright majority and an absolute mandate Hitler decided to a call one last election in March 1933. You can see Nazi support in the map above, with national breakdown by party below:

Following, the election results Hitler decide he was done with electoral politics.

He managed to get support from the right-wing DNVP and the Catholic Centre Party (in return for sporting the Reichskonkordat) while blocking some Social Democrats from the Reichstag to win a 2/3rd majority needed to pass the Enabling Act. Thus giving him dictatorial powers (although supposedly having to be renewed every 4 years).

Therefore, while clearly not all, or even a majority of Germans voted for Hitler, enough did that he was given the opportunity to seize power.

Interestingly, many of the areas that had the strongest support for him are now no longer part of Germany, but were ceded to Poland and the Soviet Union. Also Berlin, which would become Hitler’s capital, had among the lowest level of support for the Nazis.

You can learn more about Hitler coming to power and Weimar Germany from the following books:

For a look at what might have happened had Hitler won, have a look at What If Nazi Germany Won World War II? Fictional & Historical Scenarios.

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Five Bucks an Acre for Iconic National Monument Lands

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Five Bucks an Acre for Iconic National Monument Lands

Trump removed national monument protections in Utah, and today the land is up for grabs by anyone with four stakes and no conscience.

By Heidi McIntosh | February 2, 2018



Hard-rock miners can now stake a claim in the lands President Trump carved out from Bears Ears National Monument, including Valley of the Gods, seen here.

Hard-rock miners can now stake a claim in the lands President Trump carved out from Bears Ears National Monument, including Valley of the Gods, seen here.

Bob Wick / BLM

Amid the soaring sandstone canyons of Bears Ears National Monument are 13,000-year-old cultural artifacts … and uranium. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument harbors copper, uranium, zirconium and other minerals.

Nonetheless, this time last year, over a million acres of Bears Ears were shielded under the national monument protections that Native American tribes and conservationists had worked tirelessly to secure. For 21 years, the Grand Staircase has been protected. 

A visitor looks at pictographs in Bears Ears' Grand Gulch

A visitor looks at pictographs in Bears Ears’ Grand Gulch
Steven Gabriel Gnam

That ended on December 4, 2017.  Acting on ill-informed recommendations from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and a rushed public comment period (which nonetheless resulted in near unanimous support for the monuments), President Trump revoked national monument status from 85 percent of Bears Ears and nearly 50 percent of Grand Staircase, replacing them with small, fragmented, and inadequate substitutes.  The decision to axe the monuments included a countdown clock which runs out today. Now, anybody with four wooden pickets and no conscience can stake a claim on the land, dig a hard-rock mine, pay no royalties, and walk away at will if their imagined “Gold Rush” turns out to be a pipe dream.   All at the expense of our national heritage in one of the most scenic and historic corners of the West.

The law authorizing this kind of public lands giveaway is the General Mining Act of 1872, which Congress passed to spur westward expansion across the American frontier. It awards surface as well as mineral rights to anyone who stakes a claim and finds certain “hard rock” minerals—uranium, gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc, among others—on the land (it does not cover oil and coal, which are subject to a different statutory scheme). The law cries out for reform, although powerful mining companies and their allies in Congress have blocked any meaningful changes.

So, while the administration says that Zinke “adamantly opposes the wholesale sale or transfer of public lands,” their actions prove otherwise. Revoking the monument protections and opening the land to hard-rock mining enables just that “wholesale sale” to happen—with little oversight from the Bureau of Land Management.

Starting today, if someone staking a claim on these sacred and scenic lands finds valuable mineral deposits in their claim, they can purchase the lands to the tune of $2.50 to $5.00 an acre. That’s not a typo. Five bucks an acre for some of our most iconic public lands.

In effect, it’s not really a sell-off of treasured public lands—it could be a give-away. We’ll have to wait and see if anyone takes advantage of Trump and Zinke’s invitation to pillage our public lands.

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We know that uranium miners covet Bears Ears. Last May, Energy Fuels Resources sent Zinke a letter warning of a “chilling effect” of the Bears Ears National Monument designation on uranium mining, and asked that that the Interior Department “reduce the size of BENM.” 

Communities in Southern Utah know what unfettered uranium mining can do. The Navajo Nation adjacent to Bears Ears has long fought the impacts of uranium development. More than 500 uranium mines have been abandoned on or near their lands; only one has been cleaned up. Most are Superfund sites awaiting the estimated $4 billion to $6 billion required to restore the landscape.

Half Life: America’s Last Uranium Mill from Grand Canyon Trust on Vimeo.

Earthjustice, representing a coalition of conservation groups, has taken the President to court to challenge his unprecedented attack on national monuments.  Much is at stake, including critically important historic, cultural and scientific riches. A coalition of five Native American tribes has filed a similar lawsuit, as have Patagonia Works and others.  We’re also fighting 3 bills moving through Congress to ratify Trump’s illegal executive order and gut the Antiquities Act, putting all national monuments at risk.

If the court upholds Trump’s actions, critically important parts of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase will be open to mining and other development that could destroy their historic, natural and scientific treasures forever.

The White Mesa uranium mill is located in Blanding, Utah

The White Mesa uranium mill is located in Blanding, Utah, just outside of Bears Ears.
Photo Courtesy of Energy Fuels, Inc.

Further, the precedent such a decision would set could threaten other national monuments, creating a quick path for vested interests to excavate our public lands for resources, yielding corporate profits at the expense of public values.

The opening of sensitive landscapes in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante to mining demonstrates just how vulnerable our heritage and the proud legacy of public lands protections in America really are.

A decision on our coalition’s lawsuits could come soon. Meanwhile, Earthjustice stands ready to continue the fight to protect our public lands.

Hikers explore Grand Gulch, Utah, on Nov. 7, 2017

Hikers explore Grand Gulch, Utah, on Nov. 7, 2017.
Steven Gabriel Gnam