The shrill objections that people raise when people draw parallels between things in history that are not strictly equal in all respects ("Do you really think t

The shrill objections that people raise when people draw parallels between things in history that are not strictly equal in all respects ("Do you really think this is equivalent to torturing people for being jewish?!?") are the same. It is a shame that people have to preface legitimate comparisons to historic events with these sort of disclaimers.