Sorry, AnonAJ - I guess I haven't figured out Civil Comments. I'm never sure whether I'm evaluating the first comment or the response....or why. (Plus, I'm trying to fix dinner.)

I don't think there are many parallels between our current situation and the ones that led to the Nazi or Fascist rise. I don't see the Alt Right gaining ascendancy by pointing to an event like Versailles and, from my perspective, Trump is as likely to use and discard his Alt Right lieutenants as he is to ride them all the way to the finish line.  In a world of instant communications and social media, there are many more checks and balances than there were in either Berlin or Rome back then. 

Whatever lies ahead, I think there are important questions to be answered by people of faith, who have (in my opinion) had the luxury of remaining relatively passive for many years, and now may be called upon to do more than talk. I'm not sure either we or our bishops have a clue about how to organize effectively....