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Eko

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12. I think using the term Kristallnacht for what is going on in Ohio is a bit of a stretch.
Sat Sep 14, 2024, 11:34 PM
Sep 2024

That being said using a infamous event in history where violence perpetuated against a minority due to political forces to describe some of what is happening now is a worthwhile endeavor. History does rhyme. I think it is entirely worthwhile to take this time to revisit the history of Kristallnacht, the night of crystal, or the night of the broken glass as it is colloquially known.
The Night of Broken Glass, Never to Be Forgotten
Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, was the Nazi dictatorship’s declaration of war against German and Austrian Jews and, implicitly, against Jews living anywhere in the world. Across Germany and German-annexed Austria on November 9–10, 1938, the Nazis staged spectacles of vengeance and degradation that shattered far more than glass. For Jewish communities, the extreme hatred unloosed on them made clear, for anyone with eyes to see, that this was a regime capable of anything.

This is well worth the time to read it. I would though caution anyone when comparing the events that led up to WW2 and what happened in WW2 with current events to take into account the magnitude in difference between them.

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