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I looked up the word Gestapo; your usage is incorrect.

• ben_w 7y ago
  In the sense that they were the secret police of the Nazis, sure that’s incorrect usage. In the sense that ICE camps are being compared to WW2 concentration camps by people who were in WW2 concentration camps, and in the sense that the Gestapo played a key role in the WW2 camps, it’s uncomfortably accurate. After all, when it comes to who to detain and how, most of them are just following orders…
  • deogeo 7y ago
    I too recall all those Jewish people trying to immigrate into Nazi Germany...
    • ben_w 7y ago
      I assume you’re being facetious, but people can be misguided about the destination when they flee persecution. Also: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_German_National_Jews https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_German_Nation...
      • deogeo 7y ago
        I'm saying there's a huge, gigantic difference between keeping people out, and keeping people in.
        • naturlich 7y ago
          If every bordering country keeps people out, they're complicit in keeping them in.
          • deogeo 7y ago
            So is the great sin of the US that they're keeping people in South America, which is basically like Nazi Germany?
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