[headsonpikes]

"Stunning to think this was actually happening..."

Even more stunning to realize it may happen again, much closer to home.

[Semaphore Heathcliffe]

absolutely. when reading the book, one cannot help but see some modern and local analogs. Another book that will make shake some blinders off is They Thought They Were Free, which you obviously might have read. Milton Mayer's interviews with former Nazi party members post-WWII. If I can find it, I'll post an FR thread from way back dealing with that book.

[Semaphore Heathcliffe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3933158a65ae.htm