Reply #37: sadly, if you think that an appropriate comparison...

[hlthe2b]

there's probably nothing I or anyone else can say to you. But, I'll still hold hope that one day, out of boredom, or whatever else, you'll take some time to read up on this major episode in history- beyond the simplicity offered in most school textbooks. There is much to learn there that may well offer us lessons for our current situation.