Not only have they never had a functioning democracy, most have also never experienced fascism before. None of them know what they're talking about. Especially American liberals, this rhetoric is from an entire society raised on WW2 fiction. It's cringey and insulting---it's honestly indistinguishable from their invoking Marvel movie parallels or Harry Potter metaphors. Legitimately maddening to listen to on a daily fucking basis; Holy shit, shut the fuck up.