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Board may deport former Nazi guard living in Pennsylvania
Sharon man: Patrolling concentration camps was involuntary
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Board may deport former Nazi guard living in Pennsylvania (Original Post)
yortsed snacilbuper
Nov 2012
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DId he even have a choice. Would we in the US have a choice if in the military and told
RKP5637
Nov 2012
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RKP5637
(67,112 posts)1. DId he even have a choice. Would we in the US have a choice if in the military and told
what to do. Often black and white zero tolerance laws make absolutely no sense, yet another example.
DavidDvorkin
(19,493 posts)2. He's 87 years old
Let it go. The pursuit and prosecution of these old men is absurd.
Members of both my parents' families died in the concentration camps. My mother never stopped grieving for her lost siblings and her mother. If she were still alive, I'm sure she'd want this man to suffer for his part in it. I'm the next generation, and I don't feel that way.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)3. If he voted for Romney, deport him
Archae
(46,355 posts)4. Yet we allowed to work in this country actual Nazi and fascist Japanese war criminals.
"Gotta beat da commies!"
AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)5. Sad but true. Ever heard of 'Project Paperclip', for example? n/t
The most egregious example to me was when the US had the head of the Japanese germ warfare division working in the US "to beat dem commies."