Last year, while we were in London visiting old friends, our hostess invited a neighbor over to visit. This woman grew up in Germany during the late 1920s, and recalled that hyper-inflation that ravaged the country. It took a wheelbarrow full of marks to buy a loaf of bread. The decline of the currency produced great unrest.
Adolph Hitler promised to fix the problem, but it would take drastic measures. So the German electorate elected him and gave him almost unlimited power to do what was necessary to combat the inflation.
At the same time, Hitler attacked the Jews as part of the source of the problem. The Germans bought the package. We know the rest of the story. By the time they realized what was happening to them, it was too late.
I remember reading about 30 years ago of terrible financial and social instability in Italy. The article said the Italian people were convinced the situation was so bad, they were willing to accept a dictator if that would bring stability.
Just sayin'.....