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In reply to the discussion: Do Trump/ICE raids equal Kristallnacht? [View all]Celerity
(43,302 posts)39. Well, the Sturmabteilung had 3 million members at its peak, and were a fullblown paramilitary force.
The ragtag neo-nazis and white power/nationalist scum (the 'organised' ones), in the US are nowhere near as numerous and certainly not equal in organisation and military power. Their threat level to overthrowing Rump (the SA was deffo a threat to having a coup versus Hitler, as the official army, the Reichswehr, was limited to only 100,000 standing members) pales in comparison.
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You're not going to like this answer: there's nothing illegal or improper about what ICE is doing...
brooklynite
Jul 2019
#2
Bask to the first point: do you support an open border policy where anyone can come and stay?
brooklynite
Jul 2019
#21
The Conservative morality: If it isn't illegal it is moral, now lets repeal laws and regs...
Thomas Hurt
Jul 2019
#26
Yep. The Nazis didn't go all the way to murdering 12 million people overnight.
backscatter712
Jul 2019
#16
Well, the Sturmabteilung had 3 million members at its peak, and were a fullblown paramilitary force.
Celerity
Jul 2019
#39
Why would you even make this comparison??? Why is this even a question? nt
UniteFightBack
Jul 2019
#38