Watch early films of Hitler and you will see the same mindless zombies (as those in DC this Tuesday) lining up to listen to Satan and the beginning of the end for Germany.
I think your comparison is quite valid. People were scared in Germany at that time the same as they are now here. Any Messianic figure appearing on the scene will attract the masses.
I think it is time to have the book the Rise and the Fall of the Third Reich in reprint..