This is a common layman misconception. The term "hitler" isn't actually based on how much the candidate engages in human rights abuses: it's just a marker of how widely voters recognize them as "hitler-y" (to use the technical term).

A fun fact: within the field of meme political science it's recognized that if we did apply a quantitative rubric, ALL of the US Presidents are actually hitlers!

[–] LordGimp@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Nahhhhhh we had a black guy once. Can't have a black Hitler. Would kamala be the black Irma grese then? Pretty sure you can totally have a black Irma grese