Perhaps the worst modern example of the phenomenon is Chancellor Paul Van Hindenburg’s 1932 campaign in Weimar Germany, which had the support of the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD). The SPD hoped that the election of Hindenburg would create a unity government to counter the growing Nazi threat. Hindenburg won, and subsequently invited Hitler to form a government. That’s not the only reason the Nazis came to power, of course, but the miscalculation of the SPD in that political moment was a crucial moment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIf we ever get a government to the left of Trump again (and that’s an \u201cif\u201d of cosmic proportions), be wary of the \u201cunity\u201d agenda the victorious coalition may attempt to implement. It could be the same Reagan-like reactionary policies we’ve seen for forty years, but articulated by people more honorable and eloquent than Donald Trump. Getting rid of Trump but keeping his agenda isn’t worth whatever phony, transient level of \u201cnational unity\u201d that transaction produces. To hell with your honor. I want progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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