[Windflier]

...most of the Jews in Germany thought Hitler was also a silly guy...until it was too late

Indeed. My mom tells me that they used to laugh at Hitler when she was a kid. Americans had no idea of the horrors to come.

[BobL]

“Indeed. My mom tells me that they used to laugh at Hitler when she was a kid. Americans had no idea of the horrors to come.”

Thanks, I wasn’t sure, but I suspected that was the case there, as it takes 2 factors for someone like that to amass that kind of power: A very determined inner core, and the rest of society believing that that the dictator-to-be is not really serious.