Why do you think people flocked to Hitler?

Three completely different situations

They made them feel good about themselves?.

And I don't know German but just watching clips Hilter must have been a hell of speaker.

There isn't a simple 1 size fits all answer to that question.

Germany was suffering a terrible economy, high unemployment, and was resentful of the conditions imposed on it by the treaty of Versailles at the end of WW1.

Hitler played to all of these and slanted his rhetoric towards the grievances of the German people.

He was a very strong public speaker who knew how to connect with his audience.

Germany, almost 100 years ago has as little to do with contemporary Western society as the Roman Republic in 100 BC had to do with 10th Century AD Vikings.

Love the down vote from our resident socialist.



Have you ever looked into the decade leading up to the rise of these people? This would apply to Stalin too.

It seems there was this group hanging around......

I advise you to read "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany". It's very complex why it happened.

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That fricking mustache obviously, irresistible to both male and females.

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Germany, almost 100 years ago has as little to do with contemporary Western society as the Roman Republic in 100 BC had to do with 10th Century AD Vikings.

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That's bullshite. What we saw in Charlottesville last week was straight out of the 20s with the Brownshirts vs the Reds. I highly encourage you to read "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" even if it is as long as the Bible. One of the single most important history books ever written.