You've absolutely nailed it. The German citizens - all except the craziest cultists - hated Hitler and feared him.
Hitler never won an election in Germany. If he had run for public office he would have lost, and that's the truth. As scary and messed up as things were in Germany in the early 1930's, they still wouldn't have elected him Chancellor or President. Hitler got himself appointed Vice Chancellor and less than a year later Hitler became Reichsführer (President) when von Hindenburg died in office.
Once Hitler became Reichsführer, he declared martial law and abolished elections for the next 11 years! Any pretense of "democracy" disappeared almost overnight. I agree with your premise ... anyone who goes around saying they "admire" or "love" Hitler is a total idiot and completely illiterate.
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