>>I will have to do some studying on the Veimar Republic - this is something I know very little about so I will take some time to learn.

Good, Victor.
Actually, it's Weimar, pronounced "Veimar" in German.
If you feeling like doing some reading while fighting with Marcia, check out The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich, by William Shirer.
Then, you might check out It Can't Happen Here, by Sinclair Lewis, or All The Kings Men, by Robert Penn Warren.
They are sobering stories but we should know them.
Demagogues and hate groups feed on desperation.