So, I finished the Rise and Fall. Getting through it was difficult, although I already knew the basics of the story. The absolute true fact is that Nazis are bad. Unimaginably bad. The worst people who have ever existed, and that's saying some. There is not and cannot be any such thing as a good person who is a Nazi. Being a Nazi;, thinking that there's something, anything, admirable about Nazis; tolerating Nazis in your school, community, workplace, or among your family and friends, are all moral failings.
But we really do face a resurgence of ideas that are shared with Nazis, and even directly inspired by them, here in the U.S., today. These ideas have insinuated themselves deeply into the Republican party and are articulated, sometimes in code and sometimes quite overtly, by elected officials. They are also inspiring a growing movement of organized militants, including many of the people who invaded the Capitol on January 6, 2020, several of whom have been convicted of range of crimes including seditious conspiracy.
I would like to have more commenters who make publishable contributions. I will not publish any comment that questions, doubts or takes issue of any kind with what is written above,
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