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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trump is not Hitler, but it is instructive to note how the Nazis handled the homeless and the mentally ill.

How Nazi Germany treated homeless and mentally ill people

The Nazi regime, driven by its ideology of racial purity and the creation of a "national community," viewed homeless and mentally ill individuals as burdens on society and threats to their vision of the German nation.

1. Homeless people

*Criminalization and marginalization: The Nazis viewed homeless people, along with beggars and the unemployed, as "asocial" and "parasites of society," criminalizing their existence and stripping them of their rights.
Imprisonment in concentration camps: Roundups of homeless individuals began in 1933, and by 1938, thousands were arrested and sent to concentration camps like Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen, where they were subjected to brutality, forced labor, and eventually, death through starvation, torture, and illness.

*Forced sterilization: The Nazi regime advocated for the forced sterilization of those deemed "racially inferior tramps" as part of their broader eugenics policies to prevent the reproduction of individuals considered "unfit" to contribute to the Aryan race.

2. Mentally ill people

*Forced sterilization: The Nazis enacted the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring in 1933, leading to the forced sterilization of hundreds of thousands diagnosed with mental illnesses like schizophrenia, epilepsy, and other conditions considered hereditary or "feeblemindedness."
Euthanasia program (Aktion T4): Starting with disabled infants in 1939 and expanding to adults, the Nazi regime systematically murdered individuals with mental illnesses under the guise of "mercy killing" or "euthanasia".

*Killing Centers: Individuals deemed "unfit for life" were transferred to six designated killing centers (e.g., Hadamar, Hartheim) where they were killed, often by gas in chambers disguised as showers.

Methods of killing: Besides gassing, other methods used included lethal injections, starvation, and exposure in unheated wards.
Medical research and organ harvesting: At centers like Hadamar, victims' organs were removed for medical research before their bodies were buried in mass graves.
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No, you’re right Trump isn’t Hitler. Hitler gave Germans jobs, which is how he consolidated power so quickly.[/quote]

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