He's popular outside those circles. Trump has praised Hitler and his generals, and is a fan of Mein Kampf. US Rep Mary Miller has said Hitler's views on indoctrinating youth should be emulated. House candidate Carl Paladino called Hitler "the kind of leader we need." Numerous government employees and Trump have promoted white supremacist websites on social media. Kanye West has praised Hitler openly. 1 in 5 Americans don't even think Hitler was a bad person.

The rehabilitation of Hitler is part and parcel of the normalization of white supremacist ideology across American culture. There's no hard line between "meme/pop culture circles" and real life. History has become tragedy and tragedy has become farce.