No, they are not even equivalent to the Brownshirts or any real NAZI believer.
I doubt very much that any of them are willing to die for their cause.
They are just THUGS that found a new gig to perform.
Get enough of them together in an area where they can get away with it and they will do the same thing .
Do not ever underestimate how much the radical left hates
Perhaps the fool prof meant they are both getting paid and that’s what they have in common.