^As you said, his manipulation was basic. He said what he felt, the others reacted. Maybe he did ammend it A BIT now and again for effect. But overall, it was something simple yet powerful which the masses of Germany craved for. Their saviour from the duldrums of extreme depression. From the humiluation of being stripped of their national identity. Many felt they were walking around naked. He was offering them fine clothes and then some...

The level of intelligence to manipulate the way he did was not as high as some people think. Well, probably not. As he could've been 'putting it on', on purpose. In which case...he still wasn't a genius. It was just an ingenius thing to do. A 'non-genius' can have moments of genius. But still not be a genius.

By the way, everyone at Mensa? Er, i know some people at Mensa. Not all of them are as sharp as one may think. Mensa has its flaws you know...IQ tests have their flaws.