Similar things have been said in the Weimar republic in the 20s about German dem...

		atoav on March 13, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chelsea Manning ordered to be released [pdf] Similar things have been said in the Weimar republic in the 20s about German democracy. Then things went south incredibly quickly. The tests, checks and balances a democracy throws at its opponents are only as powerful as the will of the public to defend it.