re: Maybe I’m a simpleton but how did the left go from “trump is literally Hitler” to

The leftist worldview comes down to oppressor vs. oppressed. And they see everything through the lens of race. That's the end result of critical race theory. So the "white" Israelis are bad and the "brown" Palestinians are good, even though said Palestinians would execute the lion's share of the college protesters for their lifestyle choices or philosophical beliefs.