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Originally posted by Jeff Higgins
So you folks are comfortable with unannounced raids against U.S. citizens? I guess if it's mostly those evil drug dealers for now, most folks are fine with that. Everybody knows they are scum and deserve it anyway, right? Oh well, I guess if nothing else, the government's "War on Drugs" propoganda machine has been effective. Now go back 60-70 years, to Germany. Another propoganda machine, another targeted group; same tactics. Same public acceptance.
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Spot on, Jeff. One wonders what would have happened to the Americans of Japanese ancestry that were put into concentration camps had the Battle of the Coral Sea, or several subsequent encounters, turned out differently for the US government. The howls of those wishing for vengence would have been deafening, and killing people that are disarmed and in concentration camps is so easy for governments.