Yes, the similarities to 1930s Germany right now are through the roof, and I’m dismayed to see that more people don’t see that.
They’ll keep blindly following along because they want safety. Perceived safety at least.
Samuel Adams captured it perfectly almost 250 years ago:
“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”
And big kudos to him for making a good beer. :)