Unfortunately, historical stories similar to this have been purged from Government Education curriculum.
I am absolutely convinced that's what's past is prologue, and there is nothing new under the sun.
Those unaware of history are damned to re-experience it's screw ups....paraphrased.
We are now 230 years ago.
And in pre-revolutionary Russia.
And in Weimar Germany.
And Argentina in late 2000.
And pre-plague Europe.
Harmonic historic tidal wave forming.