While most Americans are taught about the Nazis, very few are taught about the evils of their own country.
You are probably correct about the comparison, but people seem to know foreign history better than their own country’s REAL history. For example, how many people are recalling that Nixon had a guy, not confirmed by the Senate, that illegally tried to shut down government agencies too? His name was Howard Phillips.
https://time.com/7216368/trump-repeating-nixons-failed-plan/