Yo yo yo here’s a brief analysis on how/why 1933 Germany is analogous to current events in America

So someone on my Facebook feed was scoffing at the argument that Hitler and Trump are similar, and he wanted me to cite examples. I decided to focus on Hitler’s rise to power in comparison to Trump’s. Feel free to copy pasta this as needed for people who want a somewhat brief explanation, just give me credit or something I guess. //blows kiss//

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In a similar fashion as Hitler, Trump is a radical outlier compared to the beliefs of the governing class.

In 1933, the Nazi party was declining in influence in terms of voting, and many internal conflicts were rising. Many people within the Nazi party were conflicted in regards to Hitler, and insisted that there was no way he would win the position of Chancellor. We are in a time that hold internal conflict among all political parties, including the Republican party. When Trump began to enter the campaign trail, many expressed disbelief that he would actually make it far, much less win the election.

The verbatim of how the German right viewed Hitler is strikingly similar to how the far right in America speaks of Trump. The German right considered Hitler to be a buffoon of sorts, that was all talk. They dismissed him as simply spouting extreme views. This sounds rather familiar to how many spoke of Trump and how many still DO speak regarding him. The long and the short of this paragraph is that the German right saw Hitler remarkably similar to how the American right viewed/views Trump.

In addition, the German right saw potential in the Nazi’s ability to mobilize mass support for their goals. In essence, their views were dismissed as extremist banter, though they were acknowledged as being able to rile up a crowd for a cause, similar to how we’ve seen Trump function (igniting his followers with a Twitter statement, etc.).

Many who fell into support of Hitler did so out of hope that he would bring about economic revival, much in the way that Trump’s supporters place their hope in that he will “Make America Great Again”.

And then, of course, we have the blaring parallel: almost all parties in support of Hitler did not realize or understand how wrong things were until it was too late. The discourse surrounding Hitler appears to resemble the current insistence of “you’re overreacting it’s not actually going to be that bad” and further downplaying of his actions.

This scenario can also liken itself to the anecdotal story of the frog in the pot of water- if you put a frog in boiling water, he’ll jump out. However, if you put a frog in cold water and slowly heat it to boiling, he’ll sit there until he dies.

In a grossly shortened summary: Hitler was regarded as an extremist buffoon by his own party that couldn’t possibly win the position of chancellor. When he did receive the position, many sided with him as he was effective in raising people for a cause and made efforts to silence those who were fearful or skeptical. They didn’t understand the gravity of his actions until it was far too late.