I did Senior Project on Hitler's rise in High School and it was scary but completely inexplicable except economically ( the Reparations thing).......sadly, now I see that many people Hate to be free.
The most common failure I have seen in people is they don't understand themselves, they don't know what they are capable of, or how to apply abilities to life situations and how to find solutions on own. People want instant solutions. Seeking god, boons, blessings, tarot cards or even calling the help desk number for simple things instead of looking up online or DIY YouTube videos are results of such weaknesses.
People like Hitler, Trump and Modi exploit this mass psychology. In every day life scammers successfully scamming people is a proof we all know of. Experts have been screaming from top of their lungs for over 20 years.... Don't click on links in email, don't give your SS # over the phone and yet this happens every day.
Except this time only just under half the country will go along. The rest will resist. So...it's not happening.