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.
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@realpetrateal oh you're right, what I'm describing is much worse than the Nazis. they were an irrelevant failed state when Hitler took power whereas the current administration simply sees the writing on the wall that US empire is not long for this world unless they preempt fascism whereas in the past it only happened after the real material national disgrace of losing their colonies resulted in Italy and Germany becoming fascists. in the US it's only a perceived national disgrace going back to 2008 of a heavily propagandized population of uneducated descendants of settlers who only think in terms of entertainment media. maybe we should instead stop with all the inane bad faith subposts that are once again insisting I'm saying things that I'm not saying
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@nyx what is your point here? Doesn't read like a response to anything I've said here or elsewhere. Here, for the record, I'm talking about a general habit that many if not most people have in how they use history