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Italy’s foreign minister defends ICE attendance at Winter Olympics after outrage: ‘It’s not like the SS are coming’ (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 3 weeks ago by resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 156 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Buddy, it's like the SS are coming.

[–] DivineDev@piefed.social 59 points 3 weeks ago

And even if it wasn't, when the SS is what first comes to mind when thinking "who is worse than ICE?", that's already enough of a problem on its own.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 19 points 3 weeks ago

O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago

American here. Can confirm.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 128 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's exactly like that.

[–] j4yc33@piefed.social 11 points 3 weeks ago

It's weird how well they knew what to claim while claiming the opposite

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 79 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

You mean the country that invented fascism doesn't see the problem with ICE?

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 29 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

This is their current Prime Minister...

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I see "Mussolini" and "buon politico" and feel like I can piece enough together.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't speak Italian either, but I know enough Spanish (not much) to figure out what it says...

[–] YellowParenti@lemmy.wtf 7 points 3 weeks ago

Speak spanish

I think that mussolini was a good politician

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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

To be fair, the SS used IBM and cocaine to achieve levels of efficiency that ICE can only dream of. ICE is using hallucinating LLMs and Sudafed, clearly.

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 7 points 3 weeks ago

And also currently have a fascist government.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 66 points 3 weeks ago

Buddy, your grandpa got the same thing wrong 90 years ago.

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 45 points 3 weeks ago (16 children)

I mean Italy has always viewed the SS in positive light, so makes sense they view ICE the same way

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[–] T156@lemmy.world 38 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Why is US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement even going to provide security for a sports event in another country, anyway? It seems bizarrely out of scope.

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly, it's a rare chance for us Europeans to organise a huge protest against ICE. Now I'm kinda dreaming this happens.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

They will deport all the Italians in Italy, obviously.

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[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 37 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

They already have no legitimacy in the US, fuck business do they have going to another country?

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[–] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 30 points 3 weeks ago

It is like the SS is coming.

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago

It IS exactly inviting gestapo to your country. Other country's hit squad having no jurisdiction whatsover.

[–] Ascendor@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 3 weeks ago

Well, yes it is.

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

This will age like milk

[–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 weeks ago

yah it kind of is turning into that.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

My boy Antonio really just went with the first comparison that jumped to mind.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

Really? Explain how this isn't that exact situation.

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

More like the SA.

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't understand why they would go in the first place. They are homeland security. That's not our home land wtf

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I was wondering what role they would be in as well.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 weeks ago

it's not like the SS are coming

That is a strangely specific comment, especially about a group that constantly is compared to the SS .... Because they fucking behave like the SS!

So yeah, yes! The SS are coming and you're rolling out the red carpet

Fuck these Nazis, you should all block their entrance to the country. Hell, Europe should have a requirement that (ex) ice employees aren't welcome. They so the same for ex nazis, don't they?

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Wouldn’t it be the brown shirts?

[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yeah. Sturmabteilung (SA) is technically the more accurate comparison.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

what "Immigrations Customs Enforcement" objective can it possibly serve to send ICE to italy?

It seems like they're trying to turn the olympics into some kind of fascist goon festival.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago

They're just there to keep the trains running on time.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 13 points 3 weeks ago

And italy knows their fascists!

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It is like the SS are coming.

I’ve taken to calling them ICEatzgruppen.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

It's like the sa are coming. The ss were a military company, the sa were political police.

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[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 11 points 3 weeks ago

“No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!” - Monty Python

[–] fatalicus@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

This is like some always sunny shit.

"it's not like the SS is coming"

Cue the always sunny title music and the text "the SS ruins the Olympics"

[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

In protest I won't even watch it.

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[–] counterfactual@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 weeks ago

Mussolini II

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Puttana motherfucker.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 9 points 3 weeks ago

What an odd thing to say.

Why would of all groups of people the SS would pop into their head, unprompted? Hmmmmm.

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Well, not yet. Maybe, not exactly. Early stage Gestapo perhaps?

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[–] shithawk@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yeah like that's never happened before

[–] europhile@feddit.org 8 points 3 weeks ago

No but its like the SA is coming.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

No, it's the SA or GeStaPo.

[–] xyro@morbier.foo 6 points 3 weeks ago

It kinda is ..

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