On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 01:40:08AM -0000, Alberto Monteiro wrote: > Uh? Long democratic traditions??? Germany was a democracy from some > time after WW1 to 1933+ [Hitler was elected democratically, and > remained a democratic ruler until he could blame the Commies for > putting fire to the Reischstag [sp? the Congress.de] - so a little > over 10 years. Before that, it was an Absolute Monarchy under the > Kaisers since 1870 or so, before that it was either under the Absolute > Monarchy of the Austrian Habsburgs or local princes since 1000 or > so, before that it was an Absolute Monarchy under the heirs of > Charlemagne, etc.
Ah, thanks for the information. I like your reply much better than Tom's. -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
