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Woodycall

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4. They Thought They Were Free - The Germans, 1933-45 - Milton Mayer
Wed Jul 2, 2025, 01:36 AM
Jul 2

"And one day, too late, your principles, if you were ever sensible of them, all rush in upon you. The burden of self-deception has grown too heavy, and some minor incident, in my case my little boy, hardly more than a baby, saying ‘Jewish swine,’ collapses it all at once, and you see that everything, everything, has changed and changed completely under your nose. The world you live in—your nation, your people—is not the world you were born in at all. The forms are all there, all untouched, all reassuring, the houses, the shops, the jobs, the mealtimes, the visits, the concerts, the cinema, the holidays. But the spirit, which you never noticed because you made the lifelong mistake of identifying it with the forms, is changed. Now you live in a world of hate and fear, and the people who hate and fear do not even know it themselves; when everyone is transformed, no one is transformed. Now you live in a system which rules without responsibility even to God. The system itself could not have intended this in the beginning, but in order to sustain itself it was compelled to go all the way."

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And America's children will emulate their president in language and deeds dalton99a Jul 2 #1
They Thought They Were Free - The Germans, 1933-45 - Milton Mayer Woodycall Jul 2 #4
Concentration Camp. Death Camp. My country is descending into Hell. Hekate Jul 2 #2
The convicted idiot said he's going after natural-born citizens too today. Justice matters. Jul 2 #3
He did. And don't think he hasn't got every registered Democrat on his databases, thanks to Musk. ancianita Jul 2 #5
Although I want Dems to be safe, the only consolation I have left Justice matters. Jul 2 #6
I think our party is working to reveal the facts and the law. Whitehouse has the numbers on their ancianita Jul 2 #11
Considering the slipshod and rapid construction of that... Hugin Jul 2 #7
It isn't just about illegal immigration slightlv Jul 2 #8
It's also out of sight. Figarosmom Jul 2 #9
Now recruiting predatory reptiles. Apply at ICE.gov. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2 #10
The only thing missing is letters Norbert Jul 2 #12
Agree Johnny2X2X Jul 2 #13
The new facility is not an extermination camp but this facility clearly meets the definition of a concentration camp LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2 #14
It might be worth putting fake street signs along road "Concentration Camp entrance 1 mile ahead" RoeVWade Jul 2 #15
Should be called a Christian Racism Facility. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jul 2 #16
The Trump Regime is following the Nazi Playbook to a tee. LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2 #17
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