The point is, he didn't do it in a democracy. He had taken over, and the people didn't have a say. In a government without Article 46, it wouldn't have happened.
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I don't know if the German people were allowed to speak out or not, though the Christian Germans weren't- many were put in concentration camps. Nor, I believe, were the communists or the democrats allowed to speak out, for they were driven under ground. Then there were the university students from Munich who were part of the White Rose Movement, which essentially handed out anti-Nazi leaflets. The leaders, whose names I now cannot remember, were beheaded. I'd say this constitutes action against those who spoke out, but even if it didn't, there was nowhere to speak out effectively. The newspaper? Well, I doubt the Nazis would allow that put in. The radio? Same problem. Leaflets? Well, that resulted in beheading. So, my point "People didn't have a say" seems correct to me, unless someone can supply showing people shout out against the Nazi party with no repercussions.
Hitler wasn't mainly voted in for his anti-Jew stance. That was a sideline to most people, who saw the break up of the Versailles Treaty, the renewal of industry and the promise of "Work and bread" as a much better incentive. This is how he got 40% in 1933, and needed a coalition to make up the difference. After this he became the chancellor, then the President when Hindenburg died. Through Article 46, he suspended parliament and made himself Fuhrer. After this, people effectively had no say- he ruled by decree. It is after this that the extermination of Jews began, not before. Crystal night was merely a tiny lead up to this. So, my point "He didn't do this in a democracy is correct."
I'm not trying to absolve the German people at the time of any wrong doing-definitely, many either agreed with him or went along with what he said. I'm only saying it wouldn't have happened in a democracy without Article 46. However, despite this, you do still have to be relatively fair to the German people. There were huge amounts of indoctrination, severe punishment for publicly disagreeing and at the very start, it was more about work and food, and their rights.