Sometimes, we hear that Hitler rose to the power through the popular vote, that the democracy allowed Hitler to become the chancellor.
But actually, Hitler lost the presidential election in 1932. In the parliamentary election of November 1932, the NSDAP had only 1/3 of the votes. The sum of the votes for the conservative parties (all the parties except SPD and KPD) was ~60%, but we don't know if the voters of the non-NSDAP conservative parties really wanted Hitler to become the chancellor. Hindenburg invited Hitler to establish a government under a NSDAP + other conservative parties coalition because the top capitalists requested. In the election of March 1933, when the SA was free to use all kinds of violence and the police forces were already under the control of the nazis, the NSDAP still failed to reach >50%.
This myth is dangerous because some people use this myth to say that "Weimar Republic failed because it was too democratic" or "the democracy should not be very democratic in order to protect itself against populists who become authocrats through democratic ways".
Hindenburg invited Hitler to form a government as a direct result of the election. This simply can't be discounted. Your paragraph I absolutely agree with your analysis, though that it is foolish to say Hitler Rose to power because of too much democracy.
Exactly. Mainstream conservatives and liberals in this era were TERRIFIED of radical movements on both sides, and they were desperately ready to appease to stave off revolution, from my understanding. It obviously didn't work. 
Yep, Hindenburg appointed Hitler Chancellor because he thought he could keep him under control that way.
