One thing Hitler could not possibly survive was public ridicule. As it was, many Germans couldn't decide whether he was a Godsend, or a lunatic. It was a delicate balance and the scales could have tipped either way many times. But he got all the breaks. Even the fine weather which greeted Hitler's early adventures was dubbed "Hitler Wetter". Hitler himself believed that higher forces were guiding him, as did many other Germans. Ridicule, and only ridicule, could have toppled his hold over the German people.
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