The January 6th Attack On The Capitol Was Mr. Trump’s Beer Hall Putsch
Unsuccessful first attempts are not deterrents
On November 8, 1923, the Munich Bürgerbräukeller, a large beer hall, was surrounded by Hitler’s Nazi followers. They took over the building with the intent of kidnapping the Commissioner of Bavaria, who was speaking. Following that, the Nazis planned to march on Berlin for a takeover of the national government.
The plot was poorly organized and poorly executed. Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison, but served only one. During that time, he wrote his manifesto, Mein Kampf, and regrouped his Nazi party.
Hitler changed tactics to achieve his goal.
It is pointless to discuss the similarities and differences between the Beer Hall Putsch and the events of January 6, 2021. What is relevant is that both events caused the perpetrators to examine the results of their actions, which resulted in new and more effective tactics.
The Nazi’s abandoned the Mussolini-like campaign of armed takeover in favor of manipulating the political system. A weak government and a disenchanted populace provided fertile ground for the Nazi rise to dominance.
While Donald Trump is not Adolf Hitler, the disenchantment of much of the American…
