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The comparison of ICE to the Gestapo and the risks of historical oversimplification

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Jan 28, 2026
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Minneapolis politicians describing ice as the gustapo?

elected officials and other public figures have indeed used analogies to describe and federal immigration enforcement in recent weeks, most prominently calling ICE “’s modern-day Gestapo,” a line repe...

Jan 8, 2026

What are the risks and impacts of using Holocaust analogies in political debate?

Using Holocaust analogies in political debate carries measurable risks: they flatten a historically specific genocide into a rhetorical blunt instrument, which scholars and institutions warn can demea...