Americans Hate European Socialism

Good point here.

We regard the German people of the early 20th Century as willfully ignorant.

That’s certainly not good, but it’s far better that today’s Trump supporters, who openly welcome authoritarianism, as it gets them what they want: white supremacy, the militarism of our cities, mass deportation, the dismantling of the federal government, Christianity in schools, the removal of LGBTQ rights, etc.

Ignorance and hate.  They go together.