Tonight in DC. ...Tell me how this is not like Berlin in 1935. Really. Somebody tell me.

The thing that made Berlin in 1935 Berlin in 1935 was the role the state played in enabling and encouraging the violence. Not every street fight is the Nazis, even when it's horrible, and I think it's alarmist and irresponsible to suggest it. Still love you, Rabbi @marwilliamson!

I think it’s neither alarmist nor irresponsible. It was in fact a state actor – no less than the President of the U.S. – who initiated and perpetuates this malevolent trend. This was not just a “street fight;” it was a marauding gang of thugs. Thus my reference to Berlin in 1935.

I've been called a moron for saying the Proud Boys are the current equivalent of the SA multiple times but I still stand by it. The SA was very powerful before the Nazis were the "State" so I see nothing wrong with the comparison even though the violence isn't state sanctionedyet