History attests to human beings' inevitable search for progress, wealth and what they deem good for their well-being — albeit not always for others' well-being.

History also attests to the abject misery and suffering that millions have had to endure as a result of their impulsive, uninformed decisions.

Ignorant of, or forsaking the past, driven by their self-interests and/or prejudices, democratic societies have chosen demagogues who would tell them what they wanted to hear — only to regret their cataclysmic decisions after their deceptive leaders had destroyed their nations!

Adolf Hitler, in fact, exemplifies the aforesaid!  In 1923, having attempted to overthrow the Weimar Republic — and incarserated for his treasonous acts — was made German Chancellor in 1933.

Believing his promises, despite his racist, anti-Semitic insults, Germans chose a power-hungry, tyranical megalomaniac as their "Thousand-year-Reich" Fuhrer.

Unfortunately, by 1945, frail and mentally challenged, their Fuhrer had destroyed their Deutschland and was responsible for causing the deaths of millions of human beings around the world.

It was not until their "Third Reich" had gone up in flames — and their own hunger-ravaged lives ruined — that deceived Germans came to regret their blind, "What's-in-it-for-me?", self-serving decisions!

It is inconceivable that, fully cognizant of the catastrophic conditions that Germans experienced in WWII, in 2025, some Americans would attempt to emulate Germans' senseless decisions and risk losing their priceless rights and freedoms!