Egregoros

Can we try to understand the current reality without falling back on historical examples like Nazi Germany as though a direct equivalency can be made between our lived realities now and the recorded observations of past events handed down to us? Historical comparisons are useful, but they become deleterious when they're used as shortcuts and thought-terminating clichés. History more plainly just tells how we got to now rather than what now is. Historical analysis can reveal actionable insights that could be applicable to the present, but that's where this double-edged sword can turn from a useful tool to a dangerous error.