▁perspective , ▁elections ▁and ▁parliament s ▁are ▁unable ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁nation ▁because ▁it ▁l umps ▁together ▁individuals ▁who ▁have ▁little ▁in ▁common ▁into ▁ge ographical ▁districts ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁parties ▁to ▁represent ▁them ▁that ▁results ▁in ▁little ▁un anim ity ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁interests , ▁projects , ▁or ▁intent ions , ▁and ▁that ▁liberal ▁dem ocracy ' s ▁multi - party ▁elections ▁merely ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁legit im ize ▁el ite ▁rule ▁without ▁address ing ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁will ▁of ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁Hitler ▁den ounced ▁parliament ary ▁and ▁pl ural istic ▁elect oral ▁dem ocracy ▁but ▁he ▁repeatedly ▁invoked ▁dem ocracy ▁to ▁describe ▁Naz ism , ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁" G erman ic ▁dem ocracy ", ▁once ▁saying ▁" National ▁Social ism ▁is ▁the ▁true ▁real ization ▁of ▁dem ocracy " ▁and ▁another ▁time ▁saying ▁" We ▁wild ▁Germ ans ▁are ▁better ▁dem ocr ats ▁than ▁other ▁nations ". ▁Naz i ▁Germany ' s ▁propag anda ▁minister ▁Joseph ▁Go ebb els ▁described ▁Naz ism ▁as ▁an ▁" author itar ian ▁dem ocracy " ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁in ▁a ▁speech ▁before ▁the ▁press . ▁Naz i ▁political ▁the or ist ▁Walter ▁Ger hart ▁aff ir med ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁author itar ian ▁dem ocracy ▁as ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁link ▁authority ▁with ▁the ▁people ' s ▁will ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁anti - thesis ▁of ▁liberal ▁dem ocracy ▁that ▁he ▁claimed ▁lack ed ▁authority