Spot on Jim. I think it is important to remember the political and economic chaos that swept over Germany from November 1918 until 1932. The collapse of the Kaiserreich, the failed revolution of 1918/1919, and the revolving door of governments during the Weimar Republic. And of course the economic woes of Germany (and much of the world). The disastrous French decision to occupy the Ruhr. The general discontent about the armistice in November 1918 and the Versailles Treaty. I think we underestimate just how much resentment there was on the right (and perhaps generally) aimed at what they called the November Criminals. Perhaps the ordinary Fritz on the Berlin tram is not so enamoured of democracy. Up rocks Hitler and the Nazis with his simplistic solutions and explanations of all the ills affecting Germany. Plus he has an other to blame for everything, Bolsheviks and Jews. Exploiting the latent antisemitism of middle Europe. Ordinary Fritz is told it’s not your fault, you were stabbed in the back, the profits of your work were stolen by corrupt bosses, or the selfsame corrupt bosses caused your unemployment. And Hitler promises to make all the pain, the shame go away. It was unfortunately ambrosia to many Germans. As an aside I think a similar argument can be made for the embrace by many of the creation of the DDR (formally in 1949). If you’re an East German born say at the turn of the Century look at what you have lived through. Walter and his Gruppe promise paradise. I’ll stop shortly. Trump appealed to a hinterland that has always been there. People who just hate everyone who is not a white Anglo-Saxon protestant.