Do you think Adolf Hitler was a genuis, in his own right, as a leader?

Question

Do you think Adolf Hitler was a genuis, in his own right, as a leader?

Answer

What makes one a genius takes a lot more than the ability of that individual. In order to be defined as a genius, someone who strongly influenced another for good or bad as defined by MerriamWebster Dictionary, you have to be in the right place, at the right time and in that context, do the quotrightquot thing. When Adolf Hitler came to power, Germany was already in a period of crisis after WWI. Hitler was able to manuever well during that time of crisis and chaos using propaganda, rhetoric and extremely well honed public speaking to gain the trust and admiration of the lower and middle classthe ones who had lost all hope for a better future. Hitler was able to provide that quothopequot they were seeking, he was able to fill a void, which propelled him forward in gaining believers and supporters who quottrustedquot that his actions were quotrightquot. Therefore, he was a genius, in his own right because he was able to manipulate the situation and the people and unite them under his reign. As empires rise and fall, so do leaders. Hitler ended up committing suicide with his wife in Berlin, which to me, is a sign of defeat. Was he a genius then? At the time he committed suicide? I think not.