Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) just dropped a bombshell on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” declaring it “unconscionable” for ICE agents to ask people to show their papers, likening it straight-up to “Nazi Germany.” In a fit of hyperbolic outrage, the Democrat congressman is clutching his pearls over basic immigration enforcement, painting federal officers doing their jobs as Gestapo thugs rounding up innocents. It’s the kind of rhetoric that would make Godwin’s Law blush—equating routine ID checks at the border to the horrors of the Holocaust. But let’s peel back the layers: Goldman’s not just grandstanding for camera time; he’s signaling the left’s deepening allergy to any authority enforcing laws they don’t like, from immigration to the Second Amendment.
This isn’t hyperbole in isolation—it’s a playbook move. Remember how gun grabbers like Goldman (who’s pushed hard for red flag laws and universal background checks) frame law-abiding gun owners as “threats to democracy”? Same tactic: dehumanize enforcement as fascist overreach to erode public support. If asking a suspected illegal immigrant for ID is “Nazi Germany,” what’s a routine traffic stop with a firearms check or an ATF audit of your FFL? For the 2A community, this is a flashing red warning—Goldman and his ilk are priming the pump to demonize any “show your papers” moment involving carry permits, NFA items, or even constitutional carry states. They’ve already tried it with “assault weapon” registries and door-to-door confiscation fantasies; now they’re normalizing the Nazi smear for anything smelling of rule of law.
The implications hit hard: as border chaos spills into every community, expect more cries of “police state!” to shield sanctuary policies and open borders, which in turn fuel the violent crime waves that anti-gunners exploit to justify disarming citizens. 2A patriots, take note—this is psychological warfare. Goldman’s meltdown isn’t about ICE; it’s a trial balloon for portraying armed self-defense as equally “unconscionable.” Stay vigilant, document the hypocrisy, and keep voting with your wallets and ballots. The right to bear arms thrives when we call out this nonsense for what it is: elite insulation from the consequences of their failed policies.
