Max Brooks Compares Tea Party To Nazis! [Watch Video]

On HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, the heated discussion between panelists was about the Tea Party's stance during the Mississippi Republican Primary runoff. During the hot topic debate, Max Brooks, author of the bestselling World War Z, pointed out a direct link between the Tea Party and the early Nazi movement.

During the primary runoff, Senator Thad Cochran defeated Tea Party's candidate, Chris Daniel, in a narrow win. Many believe Cochran won the election because his campaign trail sought after votes in the Mississippi Delta, which is black and strongly Democratic. Because this was supposed to be the great comeback of the Tea Party Express of 2014, Tea Party challengers though they had this win in the bag.

During Maher's talk show, Brooks, the son of filmmaker Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft, ignited the conversation when he compared the ideologues between the Tea Party and the Nazis.

The Zombie Survival Guide author states, "You know this has happened before in history. In Germany, in the '20s and '30s, there was this right-wing reactionary element that was so terrified of anarchy and communism, that they said, 'You know what? There's a group of street thugs that are real ideologues and they're willing to take it and they're willing to bloody themselves, and you know, once they get into power, we can control them.' Brooks continues, "And that was why they backed it. We can control this."

Another guest panelist, Conservative talk show host Andy Dean, was clearly upset by Brooks' comparison. The two went back and forth, arguing over the ideologues between the two parties.

Watch the heated discussion here:

As reported here, Brooks' The Extinction Parade comic book, which pits zombies against vampires, will be made into a TV series. The Avatar Press comic takes a satiric look at the aristocratic lifestyle of the wealthy vampire clan while the rest of the living dives into poverty.

Max Brooks' World War Z and The Extinction Parade are out in stores now. Readers, what did you think of Brooks' comparison?