Enough with the Nazi analogy! I’m putting an end to this derailment.

Could it be that they just haven’t yet gotten around to rounding up registered citizens. Let’s face it, most of these politicians are not going to do anything to return justice to registered citizens unless they themselves get the ‘nazi’ or similar moniker to stick. Some can treat them with ‘sugar and spice’ while others can use ‘vinegar’. I know I do not plan to leave this world without them knowing just how detestable they are.

Jed, you are right on. I have studied history of that era and it was not only Jews who were separated out but gays, gypsies, and the mentally ill. I believe that the term “Nazi” is a perfectly logical term to describe what is happening today. We have to quit hiding our heads in the sand afraid of offending someone. If the truth offends, then so be it.

Nazis started out doing all of these awful things. But so did other tyrannical regimes, without resorting to the one thing that Nazis did that made them distinctive in history and that shocked the world, barely even mentioned above.

Most people recognize that the FDLE is not going to round up registrants’ families for summary execution. THAT would be more analogous to Naziism. And that’s why, when we invoke Naziism in discussing registries with legislators and the public, they stop taking us seriously. Not because they’re offended, or because they’re politically correct. But because it’s an analogy that doesn’t work.

Calling the authorities Nazis is an understandable way to vent (I’m tempted to do that myself), but it undermines our abilIty to persuade the public.

It’s easy for us to stand against mass extermination of ethnic groups. But it’s more work to educate the public about what these registries are, what they aren’t, and what’s the right way to for society to deal with someone who may have a poor life choice in their past. Let’s keep working on our message.

Exactly right. It started very similarly to what has happened with the Jews and unwanted populace, as it has over the years with SO’s laws.

First they prejudiced the populace against jews and the
unwanteds by publishing and airing propaganda full of lies and exaggerations as they do today. Then they made them register the entire family. Then they did not allow them to run for office, teach, hold office, vote, teach, have professional certifications, etc.

Then they decided where they could and could not live. The next step was to destroy their businesses and turn the public against them in every way possible.

After that they ran sham trials and put the most outspoken and undesirable in internment camps for anti government and “reeducation”.

Next they placed them all in walled off slums in the worst parts of the cities and their travel and work was restricted and many other restrictions followed.

I believe that is about the situation SO’s find themselves in currently. All of the same series of restrictions and punishments can be found in todays laws and restrictions. We even have the “civil commitment” sites (jails) where people are locked up for crimes they may commit in the future with no trial or sentencing time or ending.

The only next step was that they were rounded up and sent to concentration camps to work as slave labor and the young, sick and old were cremated in the gas chambers.

How many times have you read in the comments section after an article about any SO concern have you seen the publics wish for all SO’s to be killed, castrated (also done to jews and unwanteds) or shipped off to a deserted island?

Doesn’t sound so “offensive” or so different to me….

I completely agree. Anyone who is informed about the Registries and still supports them is a sick person.

I have no idea why people care about being nice to people like John Tobia. Or respect such a person. There is nothing worse than people faking their feelings. That doesn’t mean you have to yell at the idiot or cannot present the facts in a calm, intelligent way. But there is no need to pretend like these people are acceptable, human, or deserve respect. They are enemies of all good Americans. The goal should be to marginalize and harm them as much as possible. In their official and personal lives. That is what should be done to insane harassers.

It is like a poison-filled carbuncle that must grow and grow until it is unbearable! Then the putrid boil must be lanced!

These people have revenge and hatred as their only motives. They are insane with their hatred, and one doesn’t reason with the insane – it is pointless.
One reason’s with the voices of sanity in the room, and one hopes that they have the courage to speak over the insanity of the torturers.

We can agree that everyone has the right to express themselves as they feel and everyone has the right to have an emotional response to what’s said or written.

These times have created an air of divisiveness. Some people look at a statute of George Washington and see it as a monument of our nations history (for better or worse) and some see it as tribute to someone that enslaved others. I’m not going to discourage either person’s feelings or opinions. In fact, (within boundaries) I’m going to encourage the expression of these feelings or opinions. By creating a forum where people with differing opinions can come to the virtual table and start a dialogue, we are accomplishing something.

The message in this week’s update was misinterpreted by some. The intent was to motivate readers to be brave enough to express their feelings or opinions because if only one side of the conversation shows up to be heard, we will never be successful in blocking this proposed amendment.

As far as the reply to Jacob, I acknowledged his point of view, agreed with him, gave a personal example to let him know that I get it and tried to make my point as well (that this is about being brave). I think that exchange is the perfect illustration of a forum where people can come together to express their opinions, hear others’ opinions and hopefully influence others to do (or not do) something. It’s exactly the reason why it’s so important we regain our rights to be present at the public meeting of the county commissioners in Brevard.

Keep in mind that the Nazi’s did not start with the gas chambers.

I am sick and tired of the use of the word “offended”. We all need to put on our ‘big boy’ or ‘big girl’ pants and get over being offended. Let everyone express themselves as they feel and forget about being politically correct or offended. Those two words are destroying this nation .