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6. Wow! SMH. Has this country ever had a 20-year stretch of no government sanctioned atrocities?

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 03:03 AM

Jun 2018

Or even a 10 year stretch? The answer appears to be no.

Lately I just feel disillusioned, disgusted and conflicted about this country.

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Anne Frank's father applied many times to emmigrate to US, was refused. She died in KZ! [View all] bobbieinok Jun 2018 OP

Sadly, the US has a checkered history with respect to immigration oberliner Jun 2018 #1

America refused to take any Jews, as did many other countries. onecaliberal Jun 2018 #2

No, America took many GeoWilliam750 Jun 2018 #4

History onecaliberal Jun 2018 #5

According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum GeoWilliam750 Jun 2018 #11

That's nothing compared to the story of the St Louis ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #3

No Jews weren't white back then dsc Jun 2018 #12

K&R smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #8