Similarities between Hitler, Trump are striking

This might sound a bit extreme, but the more I watch the continued success of Donald Trump, the more I'm reminded of the rise of Adolf Hitler in 1930s Germany. Now, before you dismiss me as just another frustrated Trump opponent, consider the ways in which the men are undeniably similar:
   1.Both men are racists and fearmongers who have singled out specific groups: Hitler had the Jews. For Trump, it's Mexicans and Muslims. Trump has accused Mexico of sending "rapists and murderers" to our country. He has called for a ban on Muslims coming to this country and supports the creation of a Muslim registry. Hitler forced Jews to wear the Star of David. The creation of such a registry would only be a high-tech version of the same thing.
2. Hitler promised to make Germany great again after the humiliation of World War I. Trump, too, is promising to "Make America Great Again:" Now, granted, unlike postwar Germany, our economy isn't in shambles and our currency isn't worthless. But like Hitler, Trump is playing on the anger and frustration of the electorate. He is appealing strictly to people's emotions and counting on those emotions to override their logic. He is encouraging the idea that America has somehow grown weaker and lost the world's respect. And like Hitler, he has positioned himself as the savior, the only one capable of restoring that strength and giving us back that respect, at the point of a gun, if need be.
3. Trump believes in torture: Trump has said repeatedly that he would bring back water boarding and other forms of torture because "torture works." Hitler had his concentration camps where unspeakable acts of torture and human degradation were committed. Enough said.
4. Like Hitler, Trump can't stand any kind of criticism and wants to silence any opposing voices: Hitler had Joseph Goebbels and his propaganda ministry, who controlled every piece of information fed to the German people. Trump said recently that if elected, he would rewrite the libel laws to make it easier for politicians to sue the media. This, of course, goes against decades of U.S. Supreme Court precedent protecting the media and insults both the spirit and intent of the First Amendment, which guarantees a free press, something vital to a healthy democracy. There can be only one reason for such a move: To intimidate the press and attempt to silence opposing voices, in fact, any voice but his own. This is the move of a dictator.
5. Hitler had his soldiers swear loyalty to him. Trump is asking the same thing of his supporters: It was reported recently that at one of his rallies, Trump had those in attendance swear to turn out, rain or shine, to vote for him. Does this not sound eerily similar to those oaths required of Nazi soldiers?
   Now, I'm not saying that Trump is Hitler, or that he will bring about a second Holocaust. But it's clear that both men share similar ideologies and that he has borrowed heavily from Hitler's playbook when it comes to gaining power. It's important that we're aware what he's doing. If we simply ignore what's right in front of us, history might very well repeat itself.