&gt; <i>It is scary that Hitler basically did the same things and wanted to Make Germany Great Again.</i><p>This is a trend in history. Whenever there&#x27;s economist recession, a protectionist&#x2F;nationalist&#x2F;authoritarian element emerges. It&#x27;s happened in many European countries, where a far-right candidate has suddenly been almost elected or actually elected. Canada even had this problem.<p>What was unique about Hitler was not <i>how</i> he came to power or <i>that</i> he came to power. Most politicians follow a similar path. The unique thing about Hitler (that Trump doesn&#x27;t share) was the <i>degree</i> of his hate-mongering, control over the country, nationalism, and militarism. He was far, far beyond any viable candidate in a developed republic today.<p>It&#x27;s also important to note that the &quot;recipe&quot; that created Hitler was much different than it is for Trump, and it&#x27;s not just about the candidate himself.<p>Post-WWI Germany was a non-empire surrounded by empires. They were &quot;oppressed&quot; by the reparations they paid for WWI. They had high net exports, which creates the perfect conditions for a war machine (and which is why it&#x27;s illegal for Germany to be too much of a net exporter today). And, among many more details, they wouldn&#x27;t have been raised with values of multiculturalism, tolerance of immigrants, and anti-racism that Americans are raised with.