A book full of potential comparisons to our own day for the motivated, and strangely removed from our own day if you're really going to be honest about it.
Another thing this book highlighted for me was the fragility of Germany's brand new democracy. They did not have 250 years of democratic traditions plus a robust federal system to check the rise of their populist demagogue. Also, this book made it clear that the state of Germany post-WWI was far worse than anywhere in the modern US (even if Trump and his ilk try to pretend otherwise).
Another thing this book highlighted for me was the fragility of Germany's brand new democracy. They did not have 250 years of democratic traditions plus a robust federal system to check the rise of their populist demagogue. Also, this book made it clear that the state of Germany post-WWI was far worse than anywhere in the modern US (even if Trump and his ilk try to pretend otherwise).
Indeed. As crazy as things are, there's really no comparison... at least not yet.