<i>Until you understand that anyone can be Hitler, you don&#x27;t understand.</i><p>Have you ever listened to his speeches, man?  As in like, <i>really</i> listened?<p>Go ahead, try it sometime.  Claw your soul <i>and</i> your beating heart out through your very eardrums, he will.<p>His talents in that realm were clearly from another plane.  Lots of people (perhaps millions) have wanted to &quot;be&quot; the next Hitler.  But in terms of sheer charisma and persuasiveness, they just didn&#x27;t have the juice.