DrWeb<p><strong>Analysis of Historical Parallels Between Trump Supporters and Nazi</strong></p><p>A special research report from DrWeb’s Domain <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a>… via Perplexity…</p><p>Germany</p> <p><strong>Key Questions Addressed</strong></p><p><strong>Would Trump Supporters Have Supported Hitler in 1930s Germany?</strong></p><p>Multiple Reddit discussions draw direct comparisons between Trump’s<br>rhetoric and Hitler’s strategies. Users note similarities in:</p><ul><li><strong>Anti-immigrant rhetoric</strong>: Trump’s calls for mass deportations<br>and framing of immigrants as threats mirror Hitler’s early<br>scapegoating of Jews and minorities[1][2].</li><li><strong>Cult of personality</strong>: Both leaders leveraged nationalism and<br>victimhood narratives to consolidate loyalty[1][4].</li><li><strong>Erosion of democratic norms</strong>: Hitler’s gradual dismantling of<br>institutions parallels Trump’s attempts to discredit elections and<br>centralize power[4][8].</li></ul><p>A German Reddit user emphasized that while Trump lacks Hitler’s<br>systematic ideology, his dehumanizing language (e.g., “vermin”) and<br>alliances with authoritarian leaders like Orbán reflect fascist<br>tactics[2][6]. Historians caution that Hitler’s rise depended on<br>public complacency—a dynamic echoed in modern U.S.<br>polarization[4][8].</p> <p><strong>Could the U.S. Descend to 1930s Germany Under Trump?</strong></p><p>Debates highlight alarming parallels but also distinctions:</p><ul><li><strong>Military and global influence</strong>: Unlike 1930s Germany, the U.S.<br>possesses unmatched military and cultural power, raising stakes for<br>authoritarian control[6][8].</li><li><strong>Propaganda infrastructure</strong>: Social media enables rapid<br>dissemination of disinformation, surpassing the Reich’s radio-based<br>propaganda[3][6].</li><li><strong>Constitutional safeguards: The U.S. retains judicial and<br>electoral checks absent in Weimar Germany, though Project 2025<br>proposes sweeping executive reforms[6][8].</strong></li></ul><p>Critics argue Trump’s open admiration for dictators and rejection of<br>democratic norms create a “playbook” for authoritarianism[2][8].<br><strong>However, unlike Hitler’s regime, Trump’s movement lacks a coherent<br>racial hierarchy, instead blending xenophobia with libertarian<br>economics[7][8].</strong></p> <p><strong>Citations and Sources</strong></p><ol><li>[Do you think Trump Supporters Would have Been Nazis if they were<br>in Germany during the<br>1930s?](<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskALiberal/comments/1iat7lo/do_you_t" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskALiberal/comments/1iat7lo/do_you_t</a><br>hink_trump_supporters_would_have_been/)</li><li>[What do Germans think about the Trump/Hitler<br>comparisons?](<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAGerman/comments/18pdr4t/wha" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAGerman/comments/18pdr4t/wha</a><br>t_do_germans_think_about_the_trumphitler/)</li><li>[Hitler translated into English in his original voice, with<br>AI](<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1awwgqe/hitler" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1awwgqe/hitler</a><br>_translated_into_english_in_his_original/)</li><li>[Lessons from German resistors to<br>Hitler](<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1glbeuo/what_l" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1glbeuo/what_l</a><br>essons_did_german_resistors_to_hitlers/)</li><li>[CMV: Nazi America is worse than Nazi<br>Germany](<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1i80xg0/cmv_na" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1i80xg0/cmv_na</a><br>zi_america_is_worse_than_nazi_germany/)</li><li>[Trump and Hitler: The Headline That Dare Not Speak Its<br>Name](<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1i66sbw/trump_and_hit" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1i66sbw/trump_and_hit</a><br>ler_the_headline_that_dare_not_speak/)</li></ol> <p>This analysis synthesizes crowd-sourced perspectives and historical<br>comparisons. For further reading, consult the linked threads.</p><p>Citations:<br>[1]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskALiberal/comments/1iat7lo/do_you_think_tru" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskALiberal/comments/1iat7lo/do_you_think_tru</a><br>mp_supporters_would_have_been/<br>[2]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAGerman/comments/18pdr4t/what_do_germans_t" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAGerman/comments/18pdr4t/what_do_germans_t</a><br>hink_about_the_trumphitler/<br>[3]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1awwgqe/hitler_tra" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1awwgqe/hitler_tra</a><br>nslated_into_english_in_his_original/<br>[4]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1glbeuo/what_lessons_d" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1glbeuo/what_lessons_d</a><br>id_german_resistors_to_hitlers/<br>[5]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/19kkox/at_the_end_of_t" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/19kkox/at_the_end_of_t</a><br>he_day_what_was_hitlers_true/<br>[6]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1i80xg0/cmv_nazi_americ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1i80xg0/cmv_nazi_americ</a><br>a_is_worse_than_nazi_germany/<br>[7]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1ibakbu/cmv_the_accusat" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1ibakbu/cmv_the_accusat</a><br>ion_of_being_a_nazi_is_mostly/<br>[8]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1i66sbw/trump_and_hitler_th" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1i66sbw/trump_and_hitler_th</a><br>e_headline_that_dare_not_speak/<br>[9]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/jewishleft/comments/1ibt2xw/how_do_you_feel_a" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/jewishleft/comments/1ibt2xw/how_do_you_feel_a</a><br>bout_people_comparing_the_trump/<br>[10]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ControversialOpinions/comments/1gl528t/genuin" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/ControversialOpinions/comments/1gl528t/genuin</a><br>e_question_for_those_who_say_trump_is/<br>[11]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/centrist/comments/1guflz9/true_centrists_and_" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/centrist/comments/1guflz9/true_centrists_and_</a><br>moderates_who_study_history/<br>[12]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalScience/comments/1gb8ha5/is_it_corre" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalScience/comments/1gb8ha5/is_it_corre</a><br>ct_to_describe_trump_andor_the/<br>[13]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDebate/comments/1hfwb7e/history_does" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDebate/comments/1hfwb7e/history_does</a><br>nt_repeat_itself_but_it_often_rhymes/<br>[14]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1iayj21/did_germans_th" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1iayj21/did_germans_th</a><br>ink_that_hitler_was_stupid/<br>[15]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1alppia/this_is_wh" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1alppia/this_is_wh</a><br>at_hitler_speaking_english_sounds_like/<br>[16]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/IntellectualDarkWeb/comments/1ibkgfh/trump_is" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/IntellectualDarkWeb/comments/1ibkgfh/trump_is</a><br>_not_as_much_like_hitler_as_people_claim/<br>[17]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDebate/comments/1ifercj/what_basis_d" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDebate/comments/1ifercj/what_basis_d</a><br>o_the_claims_of_trump_being_a_fascist/<br>[18]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow/comments/1gcckbg/was_hitle" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow/comments/1gcckbg/was_hitle</a><br>rs_supporters_as_easily_misled_and_duped/<br>[19]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1ig5g5l/cmv_trumps_focu" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1ig5g5l/cmv_trumps_focu</a><br>s_on_politically_loyalty_over/<br>[20]<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1iowpxt/when_hitler_ma" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1iowpxt/when_hitler_ma</a><br>de_his_appointments_did_other/<br>[21] <a href="https://www.theglobalist.com/united-states-donald-trump-germany-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.theglobalist.com/united-states-donald-trump-germany-</a><br>adolf-hitler-dictatorship-propaganda-politics/<br>[22] <a href="https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/trump-rhetoric-hitler/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/trump-rhetoric-hitler/</a><br>[23] <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-trumps-rhetoric-compares-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-trumps-rhetoric-compares-</a><br>to-historic-fascist-language<br>[24] <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-john-kelly-nazis-hitler-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/trump-john-kelly-nazis-hitler-</a><br>87d672e1ec1a6645808050fc60f6b8bc<br>[25] <a href="https://www.tpr.org/podcast/the-source/2024-11-01/the-rise-of-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.tpr.org/podcast/the-source/2024-11-01/the-rise-of-</a><br>adolf-hitler-and-the-parallels-with-u-s-politics-today<br>[26] <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trumps-history-adolf-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trumps-history-adolf-</a><br>hitler-nazi-writings-analysis/story?id=105810745<br>[27] <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/24/trump-kelly-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/24/trump-kelly-</a><br>hitler/<br>[28] <a href="https://www.bu.edu/articles/2016/comparing-donald-trump-to-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.bu.edu/articles/2016/comparing-donald-trump-to-</a><br>hitler/<br>[29] <a href="https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/undergrad-honors/62/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/undergrad-honors/62/</a><br>[30] <a href="https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/german/news/trump-and-hitler-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/german/news/trump-and-hitler-</a><br>comparative-study-lying<br>[31] <a href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-</a><br>editor/story/2024-08-09/where-the-trump-hitler-comparison-works<br>[32] <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/11/17/1213746885/trump-vermin-hitler-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2023/11/17/1213746885/trump-vermin-hitler-</a><br>immigration-authoritarian-republican-primary<br>[33] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgPzDctPM8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgPzDctPM8</a><br>[34] <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-he-didnt-know-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-he-didnt-know-</a><br>his-immigration-rhetoric-echoes-hitler-thats-part-of-a-broader-pattern<br>[35] <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/19/godwins-law-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/19/godwins-law-</a><br>trump-hitler-00132427<br>[36] <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/politics/kfile-rfk-jr-trump-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/politics/kfile-rfk-jr-trump-</a><br>critique/index.html<br>[37] <a href="https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2623/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2623/</a><br>[38] <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/13/how-trumps-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/13/how-trumps-</a><br>rhetoric-compares-hitlers/<br>[39] <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/jd-vance-once-compared-trump-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/jd-vance-once-compared-trump-</a><br>hitler-now-they-are-running-mates-2024-07-15/<br>[40] <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-said-hitler-did-" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-said-hitler-did-</a><br>some-good-things-and-wanted-generals-like-the-nazis-former-chief-of-<br>staff-kelly-claims</p> <p>Answer from Perplexity: <a href="https://www.perplexity.ai/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.perplexity.ai/</a></p><p>Yours, DrWeb</p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/deep-research/" target="_blank">#DeepResearch</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/germany/" target="_blank">#Germany</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag 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