Could Hitler rise in today's world?

Don't think Hitler can raise again these days. People no longer follow any one blindly. Still there are many racial issues but there is no such politician in today's world. This is the media world and any thing happening will be noticed by entire world in matter of minutes. So there is no such chance.

It could happen and remember that Hitler presented a very loving face to the German people. I have several volumes on World War II and in one of the photos, Hitler is smiling and bending down shaking the hand of one of the Hitler youth. And I have seen propaganda movies of him with everyone smiling and he appears to be so nice. I do not think someone who makes secret threats against the news media would be able to get in, but someone who uses the media to get what he wants, who says nice words, approaches those who have his bent - i.e. if he is prominently leftist, he would approach the leftist media, if he is anti Christian, he will approach the media that are Marxist, or Atheist. So he would arise through the use of flattery and promises rather than by threats. Only when he gets enough power will he apply the threats.

yes, it could happen again. As much as my history knowledge goes, Hitler took advantage of a German humiliation of defeat in WWI and signing of a treaty which lent a severe blow to German pride. Also the German Jews were definitely handling the lion’s share of business and commerce while German Christians were toiling away. Hitler propagated the theory of Aryan supremacy being inherent among the Germans and stoked their pride and implanted a seed of hatred against Jews and other European nations which (he theorized) conspired against German supremacy during WWI. Similarly, the Islamic world is hugely cornered and misunderstood right now. Never forget that once upon a time, the Muslims practically ruled the world and rightly so as they had a very very advance state of civilization in all spheres. Sadly, they couldn’t keep pace with time and gradually Europe and Christianity overtook them. They are still being overtaken in their own land. Israel, Afghanistan and Iraq are certainly fuels to an already raging fire and while the Islamic nations lack unity (for various reasons) to stand up to USA, sporadic incidents of violence and terrorism are further bringing bad name to Islam. I really think it’s a powder keg waiting to explode and an ideal situation for another Hitler. However, the major deterrent can be the fact that Germany was one single nation while the Islamic world is spread far and wide. We can only wait and watch with bated breath if their Islamic brotherhood can unite them against several differences.

i think he could because he did have a lot of charisma and the world and especially Germany was suffering from severe economic issues and Hitler came about as a 'saviour' so to speak that would wipe Germany's problems away.

there are chances for people to be like that.

Considering how genocides are happening right now in different countries, I think that another leader like Hitler could arise. The only difference might be that he would not be able to come about in a developed country. I think that Hitler came about and people followed him because of how dire their situations were. If we work on equalizing the world we might eliminate the possibility of this happening again. I don't have any idea how to do that though..

Thanks for the best response.

Do I think this could happen again? Yes, I do. The idea that we live in a sophisticated world is that of man. They think they are sophisticated. God does not think so. Imagine God looking down on us in this little world compared to how big He is and how intelligent He is. Oprah's money is like Monopoly money. It is a joke. Movie stars and musicians like Madonna thinking they own the world...He is not impressed. With God, you are either for Him or against Him. In our world of people who cling to religion, as Obama say, there are so many who don't know God. They cling to be "cool"....hey, I am cool...I am voting for who Oprah votes for and who Madonna votes for....I am sooo cool. They are blind. Hitler could walk right through the doors and dictate...and have this hot suit on, and can snap his fingers, and dance like that best, rob from the hard working to give to the lazy. They would not even notice that he is the new age Hitler...and that is just it. They don't notice it.

Absolutely possible. You don't need an army to silence your enemies. Just look at the current campaigns for president. As soon as a reporter asks Obama or Biden inconvenient questions, the media outlet he/she is from will get a notice that the Obama campaign will no longer be available for interviews etc Sometimes even the lawyers show up to threaten a law suit. Then they call their action wire and have the place bombarded with protest calls and emails. There is a reason why we so rarely hear anybody of the media questioning his motives and ideals. Look what they did to Joe the Plumber. Poor guy asked a question, didn't get a satisfactory answer, dared to show his dissatisfaction, and promptly everything is done to discredit him. Hey, the guy owes back taxes and doesn't even have a plumbing license (yet!). This guy just can't be credible. Never mind that Obama made a faux-pas and showed that his plan will not work the way he likes to have it viewed right now. Everything will be erased because the person who asked the question is a deadbeat. Right! Just think about what he could do when he is president. He thinks the constitution is faulty. He studied constitutional law, knows all about how to handle such things... I'm sure he figured out how to completely get rid of our basic rights (cause there is a way). A dictatorship here in the US... entirely possible.