Mao also killed 73 million people. Regardless, I remain unconvinced of Hitler's incompetence as a short-term leader. There is no debate that Hitler was a very poor long term leader, and if he had not been ousted from power he would have been horribly devastating for germany. But saying that he is incompetent or that his rise to power is accidental is not a solid approach to the subject. First and foremost, no rise to power is accidental. In historical terms, accidental is generally going to be taken as without cause. Even in the classical definition, it doesn't make sense - the reason for his rise was an anti-communist mentality and desire for change. When you say that Hitler was generally incompetent, you do need to cite broader trends. There is evidence to support that position but I can bring no challenge to the evidence if there is no evidence presented. And yes, I do tink that the groups who support Hitler are probably very racist.