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Bernardo de La Paz

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20. U.S. Government Turned Away Thousands of Jewish Refugees, Fearing That They Were Nazi Spies

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Fri Jan 27, 2017, 11:43 PM

Jan 2017

Sounds very much like today's action by Дональда Трампа.

The Abandonment of the Jews

Wyman writes that, because of a combination of nativism, anti-Semitism and an unwillingness to act on any proposal not of direct strategic value, thousands and possibly millions of Jews died who might otherwise have been saved. He documents numerous cases where the Allies found resources (such as shipping) to give aid and rescue to tens of thousands of non-Jewish refugees, while at the same time denying similar aid or rescue efforts to Jews.

That is very much like tRump shutting the door on all Muslim refugees and stating he will give preference in the future to persecuted christians. It is also a violation of the First Amendment clause against state (government) support for religions.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/us-government-turned-away-thousands-jewish-refugees-fearing-they-were-nazi-spies-180957324/

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He banned refugees on #HolocaustRemembrance Day. [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 OP

He really is that evil. randr Jan 2017 #1

There Are No Coincidences dlk Jan 2017 #2

Deplorable Bear Creek Jan 2017 #29

He banned refugees on #HolocaustRemembrance Day. elehhhhna Jan 2017 #3

done Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #5

Cool. elehhhhna Jan 2017 #30

Brietbart Bannon is in charge. Scary times. sarcasmo Jan 2017 #4

WTF - Congress can't do anything about that? Since he holds a position that doesn't Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #10

Banned Muslims on national Holocaust day, tell me that wasn't planned by a Racist. sarcasmo Jan 2017 #15

Exactly bdamomma Jan 2017 #12

Of course he did Lotusflower70 Jan 2017 #6

I see Bannon's ugly handiwork in that speech. smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #21

I don't think he did it on purpose. sarah FAILIN Jan 2017 #7

He might not have known TimeChaser Jan 2017 #9

They have the same problem sarah FAILIN Jan 2017 #11

Who do you think wrote the speech? Crash2Parties Jan 2017 #23

Trump certainly DID KNOW, but is too door knob stupid to make the connection Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2017 #24

Bannon did. Hong Kong Cavalier Jan 2017 #28

visual aids - brilliant SF Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #16

He's a pig ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #8

I like pigs MFM008 Jan 2017 #33

A little extra irony is that during WWII, Jewish refugees were turned away The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #13

Anne Franks' family tried to seek refuge here NightWatcher Jan 2017 #17

Except when FDR was banning Jewish refugees, the holocaust wasn't being remembered... egduj Jan 2017 #25

Very sad. "Government officials from the State Department to the FBI to President Franklin Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #26

As if that wasn't bad enough Foo Fighter Jan 2017 #14

We don't deserve it. Freedomofspeech Jan 2017 #18

evil+ determined to remain ignorant+ willing to work with racists&facists irisblue Jan 2017 #19

did you ever imagine this? I didn't. Guess I didn't have time to imagine it Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #27

U.S. Government Turned Away Thousands of Jewish Refugees, Fearing That They Were Nazi Spies Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2017 #20

He is repeating history. The bad part of history. Doreen Jan 2017 #22

kn wtf r Lucinda Jan 2017 #31

Insensitive.... 3catwoman3 Jan 2017 #32