Just for the historical types out there, it is worth reminding people that there was a very big centrist push to ‘understand’ Hitler in the 1930s, with many praising the German leader (who had never been shy about his genocidal desires and hatreds) for his leadership and nationalist zeal.

That included, at one point in time, Robert Menzies, the founder of the modern Liberal party, who was reported to have given a speech to the national woman’s league, while attorney-general where he admired Hitler’s leadership style:

(That’s from the Port Pirie Recorder. You can find the record, here.)