It is undeniable that the politics of today is a continuation and evolution of the politics of the past. Like you, I also thought of the article in terms of what is happening today. I do, however, want to remind everyone of our forum guidelines that you can find here. Those rules have not been violated–but it would be easy to see how contemporary politics could become the subject of heated debate here given the subject matter. That is something I was trying to keep off of the forum. Hence our first rule:
1. The society is an apolitical organization. We welcome people of all different persuasions. Please refrain from discussing contemporary politics on the forums. We are all here to further our knowledge of local history in a civil setting, not engage in controversial debate (at least not relating to modern politics).
If anyone wants to discuss the forum policies, you can do that by commenting on the thread containing the guidelines.