Just to set the record straight:

It very much did.

Do you think every SS guard, every SA man and every Wehrmacht soldier who was participating in atrocities was prosecuted? Nah, i would argue that only perhaps 2 - 5 % (if ever) of the participating officials where put on trial and only a low number of those got harsh sentences.

sigh

Perhaps they would not be afraid of the community… but what about organized crime?

You deny that other police forces mask up to prevent harm for themself or their families?

In a way it’s understandable… if there is a chance that you might be targeted for doing your job then wearing a mask is the right choice to protect yourself and your family.

I mean, it’s not THAT uncommon: SEK and other more “militarized” police units in Germany also wear masks during raids for the same reason.

Well… if you look a the history of the US you COULD argue that most of its inhabitants are offspring of illegal immigrants, sooo…

Hey, stop… Gestapo did never wear masks or did hide their identities.

I just joined the Bundeswehr (the german army) a couple of weeks before 9/11. I still remember that I thought “You idiot really have managed to join the military right at the beginning of WWIII…”

I am using rsync triggered by cronjobs for this task now for… well… nearly forever.

Was he uneducated? Ah least the movie version got to study philosophy as mich as i recall…

What about a trip into the smol-web? Perhaps a Gopher or Gemini Server? A IRC Bouncer? Or enter the fascinating world of telnet BBS systems!

Of course he does.

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.