If dictatorships often are the consequences of revolutions or coups, like that of Hitler's access to power, then they are absolutely not democratic. When the dictator tried to become the leader of Germany by undemocratic ways, he failed. Thats what happened in Munich in 1923 when his Putsch attempt didn't succeed and landed him in jail. From that moment, he decided to use popular support to achieve his goals. Propaganda became one of the main basis of Hitler's strategy. But what kind of support did he rely on and how did his 'relationship' with the German people really occur? We can see that Hitler never consulted the Germans opinion in his decision making process. When he came to power, he just manoeuvred them by his rhetoric speeches in order to establish his rule definitely. In fact, we can consider that by this method, he linked Germany's fate to his own self-centred policy.
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