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sarisataka

(22,607 posts) Thu Jan 8, 2026, 03:54 PM Jan 8

History buffs- what is the analog for ICE [View all]

I first thought Gestapo, a state tool to inspire fear and obedience, but the open aggression is more like the SA. Then I considered the East Germans took a page from both

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	9 (75%)
	Stasi
	1 (8%)
	Sturmabteilung
	2 (17%)
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History buffs- what is the analog for ICE [View all] sarisataka Jan 8 OP

The Ku Klux Klan. yardwork Jan 8 #1

Good choice!! lastlib Jan 8 #3

There is a parallel sarisataka Jan 8 #9

The KKK was openly state sponsored. yardwork Jan 8 #11

your average cop shop, just at the federal level WhiskeyGrinder Jan 8 #2

The KGB..... n/t lastlib Jan 8 #4

The Gestapo didn't wear masks... Hugin Jan 8 #5

The Nazi SS. SergeStorms Jan 8 #6

Brownshirts. Jackbootedthugs. J6ers. Madmen Militia. Clouds Passing Jan 8 #7

Here are a few more DBoon Jan 8 #8

Hiwis Cirsium Jan 8 #10