The Hitler-parralel fits Palpy quite well. The Jews weren't the major issue of his political success. Hitler thrived due to the bad economic situation and the fact that Germany was made bankrupt in the aftermath of WWI. They DID have a a separist-like opposition in the form of the Allied Forces of WWI. England, France and the US basically crippled Germany and the socialists of Germany conceded with the proposed crippling of the former agressor. That did major damage to self image of Germany and the Depression didn't help. Hitler's nationalistic approach was a boost for the German way of life. He made them believe that choosing for Germany and the German way of life would lead to prosperity and security, out of the grasp of the weakened position in the world. In other words, he made Germans feel good about themselves and then abused the democratic system to get elected with a majority of votes. That was manipulated by having the SA keeping socialists out of the voting offices... but there are similarities to Palpy. And also shows that democracy CAN be used to gain power and dictatorship.