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Farage tells EU Parliament: 'You're not laughing now'

"Isn't it funny," Mr Farage said.

"When I came here 17 years ago and said I wanted to lead a campaign to get Britain to leave the Europeans Union, you all laughed at me.

"Well you're not laughing now."

 

(30. Januar 1933) Reichstagssitzung,

Am 30. Januar sind in Deutschland die Würfel gefallen.
Und ich glaube nicht, dass die Gegner, die damals lachten, heute auch noch lachen!

Adolf Hitler

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(8. November 1942)

"Sie werden sich noch der Reichstagssitzung erinnern, in der ich erklärte: Wenn das Judentum sich etwa einbildet, einen internationalen Weltkrieg zur Ausrottung der europäischen Rassen herbeiführen zu können, dann wird das Ergebnis nicht die Ausrottung der europäischen Rassen, sondern die Ausrottung des Judentums in Europa sein.

Man hat mich damals als Propheten ausgelacht.

Von denen, die damals lachten, lachen heute Unzählige nicht mehr, und die jetzt noch lachen, werden es vielleicht in einiger Zeit auch nicht mehr tun."

Adolf Hitler

 

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1933: Hitler an der Macht

The national socialists celebrate the legend of their rise to power in 1933 with staged pictures. But their advance has been far from unstoppable. Near the start of the year their popularity seems to be waning. But despite dropping voter numbers, Hitler doesn't give up

 

With staged events, the Nazis celebrate their 'Seizure of Power' in 1933.
But their advance is by no means unstoppable. At the beginning of the year, the brown spectre seems to have almost vanished. In its New Year's edition, the satirical magazine Simplicissimus writes: 'There's only one thing for sure: Hitler is feeling the heat. This leader's time is up!'
Roussel: 'Hitler's party had lost votes, the economic situation had improved, but Hitler and his party lived from the fact that Germany was doing badly.'
Hitler: 'We will not capitulate.'
Despite dwindling votes, Hitler does not give up. A true demagogue, he knows how to appeal to the masses. For Conservatives he is a trump card against the Communists. The outsider thus proves helpful in the intrigue for power, driven primarily by Franz von Papen, the German ex-Chancellor. In league with Hitler, he hopes for a political return.
Tisa von der Schulenburg: 'He was probably not taken seriously enough. People tended to joke about him rather than believe that he would gain such power.'
President von Hindenburg ultimately engages with Hitler. With his help, he hopes to resolve the political deadlock. There is no indication on the morning of the 30th of January 1933 that the radical enemy of the Republic, now Head of State, would on this day be appointed Head of Government by von Hindenburg Aside from Hitler, only two ministers are from the Nazi Party. Key posts are taken by Conservative politicians.
Wilhelm Grewe: 'Many people believed that by doing this, they had incorporated Hitler and rendered him powerless.'
The triumphal procession that evening suggests that more has occurred than a mere cabinet reshuffle.
Mayer: 'We all felt that it was a turning point. Nobody could imagine, however, that it would be the fateful day of the entire century.'
Using promises and threats, Hitler soon coerces the parliamentary majority to grant him autocratic power with the so-called 'Enabling Act'.
 

Hitler: 'On 30 January in Germany, the dice have fallen. And I do not believe that the opponents who were laughing then are still laughing today!'
 

Almost unhindered, the dictator pursues the harassment of his opponents. It is the beginning of a reign of terror.