In German we have a saying: "Wehret den Anfängen." It literally translates to "Beware the Beginnings". As somebody who's history education was mostly centered

In German we have a saying: "Wehret den Anfängen." It literally translates to "Beware the Beginnings". As somebody who's history education was mostly centered around said beginnings, let me tell you, things sound real familiar right now, and not in a good way. If you're interested, read this excerpt of a book based on post-war interviews with Germans about the rise of Nazism and see if any of it sounds familiar: https://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/511928.htm https://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/511928.htm