Charles Johnson is obsessed with Nazis. After receiving death threats from Neo-Nazis in 2007, he has invented a conspiracy based on the rise of Nazism. Even Jews are potential Nazis according to Charles. Now some will ask, why am I writing this? Well I came across a story in the NY times that blew my mind. The United States government’s online registration service for foreign visitors asks one of the dumbest questions I have seen. It asks visitors if they were Nazis or Nazi collaborators!
AS Americans, we like to imagine our country as we think of ourselves: open-hearted and welcoming; efficient and practical; easygoing, above all. These values are the foundation of our culture, of an open economy fueled by ideas and immigration, and of our soft power — America’s ability to change the world simply because it is admired.
AS Americans, we like to imagine our country as we think of ourselves: open-hearted and welcoming; efficient and practical; easygoing, above all. These values are the foundation of our culture, of an open economy fueled by ideas and immigration, and of our soft power — America’s ability to change the world simply because it is admired.
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Before landing, travelers (including Americans) must additionally complete a paper customs form. But asking travelers whether they are carrying snails or “disease agents” is as futile as asking whether they collaborated with the Nazis (another ESTA question). Sweden, Germany and many other countries not yet overrun by snails take a practical approach. Those countries post rules in the customs hall and skip pointless paperwork that only the honest will complete honestly.
67 years after the end of WWII, we are asking people about Nazi ties? Is Charles Johnson writing the questions for foreign visitors? He does posts like this:
Islamic terror, Iranian nukes and Muslim Brotherhood led “popular uprisings” are not threats. Its Nazis, that are a danger to us all! Even the US government agrees with Charles!
This is not a Charles Johnson thread, its a a Friday Night Overnight Open Thread!
