Yes

If you ever wondered “how could that have happened” when reading about a period of history where people got hurt and bystanders just blindly went along with it, pay attention, because it’s happening right now.

— Claire Lehmann (@clairlemon) June 7, 2020

The entire thread is very interesting. I must read the books mentioned.

I particularly liked this comment.

In recent years it's been fascinating to see how historians & psychologists have applied this to historical revolutionary movements

Only a very small fraction of the populace needs be fully committed to a cause to completely transform a society for better or worse

— Avid Commentator 🇦🇺 (@AvidCommentator) June 7, 2020