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The kristallnacht was a planned event to force a take over of power.
Propeller Most Popular Stories Progressive 2010
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"kristallnacht" techniques or sending powder in the mail to congressmen.
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"kristallnacht" techniques or sending powder in the mail to congressmen.
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But its like the use of ellipses rather than simply writing kristallnacht.
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The parallels, intentional or not, to the Nazis 'heinous 1938 kristallnacht, or "Night of Broken Glass," so-named for the 7,000 storefront windows that were smashed, are hard to ignore.
'Wingnuts': An Autobiography? James Taranto 2010
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Originally the very first sentence read: "In a disturbing parallel to the Nazi's [sic] kristallnacht, windows are shattering in Democratic offices nationwide."
'Wingnuts': An Autobiography? James Taranto 2010
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But its like the use of ellipses rather than simply writing kristallnacht.
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I mean, hey, you observe Martin Luther King Day with a presentation accusing him of being a commie sexual pervert and celebrate two straight anniversaries of kristallnacht with a presentation blaming the Jews and the next thing you know, people are calling you bigots.
Archive 2009-05-10 2009
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Have you chosen to ignore the violence perpetrated on innocent unarmed citizens on kristallnacht?
Shooting in Binghamton, N.Y. - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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It certainly seems to me that American society has slid a few notches towards fascism, even if we haven't had a full-blown kristallnacht.
What Happens When Socialism Doesn't Come? Rogers 2008
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