the author is a well-known Jewish actor and comedian, and definitely not a Nazi. while this should be an unnecessary prerequisite for using a flippant "Sieg Hei

the author is a well-known Jewish actor and comedian, and definitely not a Nazi. while this should be an unnecessary prerequisite for using a flippant "Sieg Heil" to make a "this authoritarianism, especially with regards to speech, is reminiscent of Nazi Germany" comparison—especially post-2016, when doing so jumped the shark entirely—it underscores the ridiculousness of the supposed offense.