League of Nations austerity crippled German labor, enabling far-right takeover

Evidence

The history of Nazi Germany is a case in point. Indeed, more than a decade of punishing austerity policies imposed by Germany’s liberal governments—under pressure to meet the austerity mandates of the League of Nations—had the effect of crippling working-class movements in Germany, thereby opening the door for the far right to seize control and blame social problems on Jewish people and other minorities. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 234

Categorization

• XREF: Explicitly links austerity to genocidal scapegoating — central for stress-testing Mattei’s claim that austerity is a class weapon with fascist consequences. Echoes the reader’s interest in how democracy is dismantled under austerity. — connects to: Austerity in Weimar Germany crippled labor and enabled Nazi takeover — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 234