Conservatives may be missing a beat by dismissing the Bush=Hitler crowd as ignoramuses. Like their fellow travelers in Hollywood, the peace crowd is not putting forth a coherent/accurate historical argument. They’re not trying to. As many conservatives have rightly said, it’s theater. It’s performance art. Bush=Hitler is ridiculous on its face as a matter of fact, but this isn’t how they’re using it. They’re using Hitler as a cultural symbol. This is how their ideas spread and, unfortunately, have an impact.