Some of the migrants DeSantis flew to Martha's Vineyard and lured them on to the plane by telling them they'd be going to Boston for expedited work papers. Reverse freedom fighters, truly immoral but also likely a crime. Section 274(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, it's a federal crime to knowingly transport undocumented persons across state lines. Right out of Hitler's playbook.
The authoritarian playbook: [s3.documentcloud.org]
Read in light of DeSantis agenda and actions.
Did Burns so much compare this stunt to the Holocaust itself, or just highlight the authoritarian nature of DeSantis? He was speaking in context of promoting his new documentary so lines may have gotten blurred.
I do think DeSantis and the new breed of Rethug demagogue are playing the game of a German jurist and political theorist, Carl Schmitt, who happened to have come along with the rise of Nazis. [theconversation.com]
DeSantis really seems to be converging upon Orban and other far right authoritarian European leaders.
It would be great if they could get him a cell right next to Trump's. But of course, like Trump, nothing will happen to DeSatan either.
Far as I know there are no gas chambers in Marthaβs Vineyard. Maybe not Boston, either..
I wasn't putting an equivalency between this and the holocaust. If I did, I apologize.