We want change!

[Rocky Raab]

It was a time of economic panic. The government had first caused a downturn and then meddled until the economy collapsed completely. The people demanded change.

Along came a glib, smooth talking newcomer. He had no governing experience to speak of, but promised the change his people sought. He also promised free health care, strict controls on guns and a massive redistribution of wealth from the few rich to the many poor. The people praised him, the press extolled him and vilified his opponent. Children sang songs about him and university students chanted his name.

He was elected, and all those changes came to pass, but not in the way most had imagined.

Because it was Germany, in 1933.

If that scares you, it should.