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The only abuse of terms is by people who have difficulty or confronting the political and moral reality of what's happening. Holocaust scholars have already sai
by claudeganon 7y ago
The only abuse of terms is by people who have difficulty or confronting the political and moral reality of what's happening. Holocaust scholars have already said that drawing these parallels in these specific circumstances is needed to prevent a reprisal of violence and genocide:
https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/07/01/an-open-letter-to-the-director-of-the-holocaust-memorial-museum/?fbclid=IwAR1AoKWPKzbxZfxd8ia48BuBjDfbyerfRizy7SZziGGWqnCShfUQ8LFZjyY https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/07/01/an-open-letter-to-t...
- leereeves 7y agoYou've really gone off the rails if you think enforcing immigration law, as all countries do and the US has done for decades, is going to lead to genocide.
- claudeganon 7y agoSorry, but you’re not going to succeed in gaslighting anyone with these kinds of clearly dishonest talking points. It’s obvious to anyone not entirely lost to right-wing ideology that the Trump administration is built on scapegoating immigrants and targeting them for violence. If you don’t think that has consequences or historical precedent, you’re either oblivious or onboard with all the malice and horror.
- leereeves 7y agoYou're clearly here to "gaslight" people with extreme rhetoric and hostility, not facts and reason, so I'll simply wish you a wonderful life.
- LiNeXT 7y agoThat letter says nothing of the sort.