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backscatter712

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16. Yep. The Nazis didn't go all the way to murdering 12 million people overnight.

Reply to TheRealNorth (Reply #12)

Fri Jul 12, 2019, 02:54 PM

Jul 2019

They built up to it.

So yes, I'd say we're about the same place as Germany was in about 1933 or so. The death count wasn't in the millions yet at the time - they were still in the deport-the-Jews phase. The "showers" and ovens came later.

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Do Trump/ICE raids equal Kristallnacht? [View all] woodsprite Jul 2019 OP

Hmm...perhaps... MineralMan Jul 2019 #1

You're not going to like this answer: there's nothing illegal or improper about what ICE is doing... brooklynite Jul 2019 #2

While that may be true, it's the scope of the action that's frightening bigbrother05 Jul 2019 #3

There was nothing illegal about Kristalnacht either TheRealNorth Jul 2019 #5

People with judicial deportation orders have no right to stay hack89 Jul 2019 #8

The right TheRealNorth Jul 2019 #11

Hopefully they are taken straight to the airport. hack89 Jul 2019 #22

Cool story, bro TheRealNorth Jul 2019 #24

How do you think they deport people? hack89 Jul 2019 #31

Legal cause they say it is - they can't dictate what is proper... lame54 Jul 2019 #6

+1 jcgoldie Jul 2019 #17

Bask to the first point: do you support an open border policy where anyone can come and stay? brooklynite Jul 2019 #21

Kristalnacht was legal obamanut2012 Jul 2019 #14

Illegal, no. Improper, yes. backscatter712 Jul 2019 #15

The Conservative morality: If it isn't illegal it is moral, now lets repeal laws and regs... Thomas Hurt Jul 2019 #26

It's easy to over do the Nazi parallels. comradebillyboy Jul 2019 #4

Are you waiting until you wake up one morning TheRealNorth Jul 2019 #12

Yep. The Nazis didn't go all the way to murdering 12 million people overnight. backscatter712 Jul 2019 #16

A lot of people sound like Soviet revolutionaries did c. 1906. Igel Jul 2019 #20

We're a lot closer to 30s Germany Turin_C3PO Jul 2019 #25

Trump and his admin have nothing to with Nazis... Thomas Hurt Jul 2019 #28

No. ICE has been arresting and deporting people for a very long time. nt hack89 Jul 2019 #7

No. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #9

The round-ups occured before and after Kristallnacht, all over the country dixiegrrrrl Jul 2019 #10

Who would be the targets in a Night of the Long Knives redux? Celerity Jul 2019 #36

I see the closest similarity to the Brownshirts that hitler purged dixiegrrrrl Jul 2019 #37

Well, the Sturmabteilung had 3 million members at its peak, and were a fullblown paramilitary force. Celerity Jul 2019 #39

Good point TheRealNorth Jul 2019 #13

No nt Raine Jul 2019 #18

No Everyman Jackal Jul 2019 #19

No AncientGeezer Jul 2019 #23

No, but I'll reserve final judgement Va Lefty Jul 2019 #27

It isn't Kristallnacht, but it is fascist. Thomas Hurt Jul 2019 #29

No bearsfootball516 Jul 2019 #30

No. Sneederbunk Jul 2019 #32

No. Behind the Aegis Jul 2019 #33

+ JI7 Jul 2019 #34

Similar to the Palmer Raids of the 1920s DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #35

Why would you even make this comparison??? Why is this even a question? nt UniteFightBack Jul 2019 #38