Interesting
This Reichstag fire has been set into motion and is being manipulated by those on the left looking to impose their political and economic ideology on this country. It's a coup in the making. We need for the military to stand up and put the rats up against the nearest wall.
Lee
The fire was used as evidence by the Nazis that the Communists were beginning a plot against the German government.
Wiki
There's a bit of irony in your choice of metaphor.