‘The guy is Hitler’: Louis C.K. begs fans not to vote for Donald Trump
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This 1922 New York Times article was apparently the first description of Hitler in the US media. What they highlight is his rhetorical ability, his control of the crowd
Scan: http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A0CE0D91E...
Text: https://vnnforum.com/showthread.php?t=84984
His simple method is, first, propaganda, and secondly,
efficient organization. He personally conducts patriotic
revival meetings for this purpose, often descending from
his stronghold Munich, on other Bavarian towns with special
train-loads of followers. He has the rare oratorical gift,
at present unique in Germany, of spellbinding whole
audiences regardless of politics or creed.
...
Hitler's strength is in the combination of his undeniable
great gifts as an orator and organizer. He exerts an
uncanny control over audiences, possessing the remarkable
ability to not only rouse his hearers to a fighting pitch
of fury, but at will to turn right around and reduce the
same audience to docile calmness and good order. A typical
instance is related by the informant mentioned: "At the
height of the recent Bavarian Government crisis Hitler was
holding a mass meeting in Munich and had worked up the big
audience when a rumor spread through the hall that he had
planned a coup and that he would overthrow and seize the
Government that night and was about to give the signal at
this rally. His followers burst into an enthusiastic
uproar, drew and brandished blackjacks and revolvers, and
with shouts of 'Heil, Heil, Heil,' prepared to follow
Hitler and storm anything.
"With a few electric words he worked a magic change in the
audience. Their duty, on which the success of the cause
depended, he said, was iron discipline and implicit
obedience to orders when orders were given. The time for
action had not come yet. And the riot was nipped in the bud."
Dilbert creator Scott Adams has been running a series for the last 6 months in which he analyzes Trumps rhetorical agility as a "Master Persuader". Adams is masterful at persuasion himself, and I think it would be fair to describe him as "in awe" of Trumps powers.
While not a supporter, Adams considers Trump a "wizard", and has been confidently predicting Trumps eventual victory for some time now: http://blog.dilbert.com/post/126916006856/wizard-wars
He also explicitly brings up the comparison with Hitler: http://blog.dilbert.com/post/127793580186/trump-and-godwins-...
If you are confused by Trump's appeal (or perhaps even more importantly if you feel his appeal yourself) the whole series should be required reading: http://blog.dilbert.com/post/139541975641/the-trump-master-p...