While current events do rhyme a bit with the English Civil War, the French Revolution seems more like it. Once the radicals took over and were able to otherise

While current events do rhyme a bit with the English Civil War, the French Revolution seems more like it. Once the radicals took over and were able to otherise any opposition, the reign of terror started, and didn't abate for a long time. A lot of people died in the name of reason. If you're interested in the history of either revolution, the Revolutions Podcast covers both of them in a fairly entertaining way.