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by jesssse 2523 days ago
I looked up the word Gestapo; your usage is incorrect.
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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…