Conservatism is fast becoming a disgrace ideology. On Jan. 6, we saw so called “conservative patriots” responding to encouragement by President Trump, invading and pillaging congressional chambers and offices of the United States.

The optics were that of flag-waving mobs outnumbering security guards and rampaging through corridors and offices breaking windows, smashing furniture, and threatening government employees and congress members. This mirrors images of Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) when Nazi sympathizers rampaged through Jewish businesses, breaking windows and looting. This only magnifies the image of caravans of pickups flying large Trump flags with drivers in red MAGA caps parroting Hitler’s uniformed Sturmabteilung (SA) troops marching while carrying flags emblazoned with swastikas and giving the fascist salute to Hitler.