Should Hitler Be Judged By Another Standard Than Everyone Else?

What is it that makes Adolf Hitler so appealing to the public? When I say "appealing" I don't mean it in the sense that everyone likes him, but rather that he is of extreme importance even to this day. Arguments can be won or lost at the mention of his name. Call someone a "Hitler" and people notice. Because they are curious and deep down are part of the cult that surrounds this strange man.

An artist who failed to get into the Academy twice, yet made an entire nation in his image. Adolf Hitler saw himself as an architect and wasn't too far wrong. His designs were impressive (sketch of VW Beetle and his take on the Swastika flag) and his idealism was extremely creative (the Autobahn, Women & Children's social programs, German Superweaponry). Hitler became so popular in, not only Germany, but German speaking nations that when the Nazis "invaded" these nations (Austria, Czechoslavia, parts of France) they met him with flowers, kisses and hugs not bullets and bombs. Women cried, girls...