No. The assassination of Ferdinand and his wife was just lighting a very short fuse. It's convenient you'd leave out Britain's imperial colonization of countries spanning 5 continents at the time not to even mention France and their role in European nationalism. Germany was all to eager to join a fight, especially against France (after the Prussian war) and Russia. Britain joined France after the invasion through and the dominos fell, not because of Franz and his lovely wife, but because of independence. Freedom. Or at least a perception of freedom if nothing else.
Which brings me to another short fuse. President Trump lost the election and did an historically horrible stupid thing and instigated what turned into a riot on the Capitol building - something everyone resoundingly condemned But instead of understanding Trump's or his 73 million supporter's anger or suspicions in the process or remembering the 4 years of constant investigations and impeachment proceedings and condemnation of everything the party and the man has done, President elect Biden condemns all the people involved in the march on Washington and refers to them as stupid and misinformed. Then the Speaker of the House plans to impeach Trump of his 12 remaining days left in the office of insurrection.
This may not light a fuse - I don't know. But it doesn't help. It doesn't teach. It isn't leadership. It doesn't look inward nor does it forgive. But it is the history that repeats itself.
Which brings me to another short fuse. President Trump lost the election and did an historically horrible stupid thing and instigated what turned into a riot on the Capitol building - something everyone resoundingly condemned But instead of understanding Trump's or his 73 million supporter's anger or suspicions in the process or remembering the 4 years of constant investigations and impeachment proceedings and condemnation of everything the party and the man has done, President elect Biden condemns all the people involved in the march on Washington and refers to them as stupid and misinformed. Then the Speaker of the House plans to impeach Trump of his 12 remaining days left in the office of insurrection.
This may not light a fuse - I don't know. But it doesn't help. It doesn't teach. It isn't leadership. It doesn't look inward nor does it forgive. But it is the history that repeats itself.