Ready For Change?

When Adolf Hitler was elected to power in Germany in 1933, he was not instantly a dictator with absolute power. The Nazi Party only had 32 per cent of the seats in the parliament, the Reichstag. The Nazis were only one of several parties in the parliament; Hitler was actually the head of a coalition government.

Then, on February 27 1933, barely a month after Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor, the Reichstag Building was set on fire. The entire building was gutted by fire and the Nazis quickly blamed a Dutch politician ( communist ) known as Marinus van der Lubbe. Hitler used the incident to blame all dissenting political parties–especially the Communists. Hitler asked the German parliament to pass the “Enabling Act”–giving him absolute power to imprison all who would speak out against his agenda.

The German parliament passed the “Reichstag Fire Decree” (in effect passing the Enabling Act) and gave Hitler the power to suspend all civil liberties in Germany in order to bring about a “stable” government of “law and order.” The “Third Reich” was born. Many historians to this day believe that the fire was intentionally set by the Nazis to create the event needed ti implement these drastic power shifts. Now, take a look around friends.

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