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Night and Fog.

Nacht und Nebel was designed to instill such terror among the occupied population that it would cause people who might otherwise protest the Nazis violations of law and human rights to self-censor and remain quiet. As Himmler himself wrote:

“The Führer is of the opinion that in such cases penal servitude or even a hard labor sentence for life will be regarded as a sign of weakness. An effective and lasting deterrent can be achieved only by the death penalty or by taking measures which will leave the family and the population uncertain as to the fate of the offender. Deportation … serves this purpose.”

Field Marshall Keitel was equally enthusiastic, writing:

“Efficient and enduring intimidation can only be achieved either by capital punishment or by measures by which the relatives of the criminals do not know the fate of the criminal. The prisoners are, in future, to be transported … secretly, and further treatment of the offenders will take place here; these measures will have a deterrent effect because: A. The prisoners will vanish without a trace. B. No information may be given as to their whereabouts or their fate.”

https://substack.com/@thomhartmann/p-167009859

I’ll give Steve Miller credit for studying history, I’m guessing that he also knows that the Civil War didn’t end in 1869.

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Support organizations on the ground providing legal aid and sanctuary. Show up at protests, city council meetings, and community gatherings to bear witness and push back.

And most importantly, vote — up and down the ballot — for leaders who believe that America should be a nation of laws, not of fear. If we fail to resist now, we risk becoming a country where the knock at the door in the middle of the night is no longer the stuff of history books, but a lived reality for anybody who dares speak out against Trump and his thugs.

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