Squirt -

No. Everybody trots out those old Weimar Republic/Hitler examples to paint a scary picture of whatever is happening at the present time.

Honestly for me I think the "scariest" turn in politics now is the embrace of xenophobia regarding illegal alien fears. But going back to 1930s comparisons.... it was a protectionist Congress (Republicans were mostly high tarrifs/protectionist in those days) that triggered the Great Depression. So right now we are looking at Republicans leaning heavily on anti-immigration and protectionist fears to keep their power.

Unfortunately the alternative Democrats would move in that direction even faster. Their constituency.... unions, oppose cheap labor coming into the country as well. And they would be happy in protecting big American business from those cheap goods from China and services from India.

All in all, it would make the costs of living and doing business a lot higher, and people like TakeMyTaco would have to endure the humiliation of paying even more to get into his local street fair in SilverLake.

Steve