Anybody who does not see the parallels to the ascendance of the 3rd Reich is blind to reality.

To be fair, most Americans are unaware of the details of the ascendance of the Third Reich.

I've been calling out the similarities since the 2016 primaries. The Atlantic published an article right after the election that made the same observations I had made. It was a scary time for anyone who knew the history of the 1920s-30s. Still is, because that movement hasn't died the death it should have.

And today there is a complication. China. If the US ends up in a civil war, or something similar, China will take advantage. They've already been pretty overt at seizing territory they have no right to. Especially when the previous administration didn't have any interest in Asia, and left a void that China was more than happy to try to fill (e.g. canceling a major trade deal unilaterally...it had its problems, but we just walked away and left Asia-Pacific to deal with China alone). And then, I'm sure, Russia would be pleased with the distraction that would cause.

It's a perilous time to be disconnected from reality, as a large portion of the populace today is.