Pritzker Sees Nazis in Trump, Misses American History Textbooks
The Independent quotes Pritzker denouncing Trump's immigration crackdown as akin to Nazi Germany's early days. While the comparison itself is a rhetorical flare, it's worth noting the selective memory. The United States has a robust history of targeting immigrant communities, from the Chinese Exclusion Act to 'Operation Wetback' during the Eisenhower administration, which forcibly deported
millions. Mass deportations and the separation of families aren't some novel, Trumpian invention; they're an uncomfortable, repeated chapter in the American story, often executed with bipartisan approval. The moral outrage, it seems, surfaces only when convenient, and the history books are selectively edited. One might wonder if Governor Pritzker's historical lens extends to the present,
particularly concerning foreign policy. While rightly concerned about domestic rhetoric (and its historical echoes), there's a deafening silence from many in his party when similar, often state-sanctioned, repression and ethnic cleansing occurs abroad, frequently funded by U.S. taxpayers. The selective outrage is less about historical accuracy and more about political positioning.