“Nobody paid attention to tiny cliques of supremacist idiots until media and progressives decided to shine spotlights on them.”

Substitute Blacks, Mexicans and Muslims for Jews, and Liberals for Communists and suddenly history (even if it doesn't exactly repeat itself) starts rhyming.

Trump and his followers may not openly sell themselves as Nazis, but American Nazis see them and welcome them as Nazis. And Trump has gone on record as implying there is an equivalency to fascist and antifascist extremists and he and his followers have done nothing to distance themselves from the former.

I'm glad we have "media and progressives shining spotlights on them", because Conservatives in general and the GOP in particular seem determined not to. You're right, RL. This is no longer an armchair game for history buffs, There are political movements out there determined to see something very much like the Third Reich installed in this country. That's not quite the same as saying its probable, but it is certainly not impossible. All the prerequisites and precursors are in place, and they appear to be gaining ground.